Now then, if you have a wicked mind like I do, you would be going around finding metaphorical expressions and mixing them together or simply corrupting terms within to make malaphors. But then, that leads us to something else. A mixed metaphor that is deliberately made so, or say an intentional malaphor is called farberism. Here are some farberisms for fun. Please come up with some more:
They were both as strong as two peas in a pod.
They always bite the hand that lays the golden eggs.
This is the real carrot at the end of the rainbow.
He's a kind of Jekyll of all trades.
You're a parasite for sore eyes.
One back scratches another.
One doesn't swallow the whole cake at the first sitting.
One man's curiosity is another man's Pandora's box.
Our backs are up the wall.
Our deal fell through the boards.
Alex -J'ai mal a forehead.
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You may have opened a can of chickens coming home to roost, Alex--e.g.:
A pretty kettle of worms.
May the best man hit the ceiling.
A stitch in time can move heaven and earth.
He sank like a tower of strength.
Pride goeth before prejudice.
Alvin
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