Mixed Metaphor

rogersgeorge on July 12th, 2020

Today’s post is a vocabulary lesson. Metaphor is a generic term used for about any figure of speech (technically, a metaphor is when you say that something is something else). A mixed metaphor is when you combine two figures of speech, often with humorous results. The last two panels have two mixed metaphors:

Boomerangs Comic Strip for May 15, 2020 — https://www.gocomics.com/boomerangs/2020/05/15

Don’t do this in real life if you can help it.

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