Mixed metaphors, again!

Published by rudy Date posted on September 8, 2009

Filipinos make mistakes mixing metaphors.
So do Americans!
Can you spot the errors?

English professors love to catch the errors students make
in their term papers, and they love nothing better than
to catch mixed metaphors. The “friends and survivors” of
Calvin College English department collected this list of
mixed metaphors and posted them on their web site:

“He swept the rug under the carpet.”
“She’s burning the midnight oil at both ends.”
“It was so cold last night I had to throw another blanket
on the fire.”
“It’s time to step up to the plate and cut the mustard.”
“She’s robbing Peter to pay the piper.”
“He’s up a tree without a paddle.”
“Beware my friend…you are skating on hot water.”
“Keep your ear to the grindstone.”
“Sometimes you’ve gotta stick your neck out on a limb.”
“Some people sail through life on a bed of roses like a
knife slicing through butter.”

–From ‘Clean Laffs”:

Sept 5 – Oct 5
National Teachers Month

“Pay teachers decent wages,
Pay attention to teachers!”

Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.

Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar.  Reject Military!

#WearMask #WashHands
#Report Corruption #SearchPosts #TakePicturesVideos

Time to support & empower survivors. Time to spark a global conversation. Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!

September


Monthly Observances:

Health, Safety, and Sanitation Month
Clean-up Month
Civil Service Month

National Peace Consciousness Month

Social Security Month

Rule of Law Month

National Teachers’ Month (Sept 5-Oct 5)

 

Weekly Observances:

Sept 17 – 23:

World Clean and Green Week

Week 2: Education Week

Week 4: Medicine Week

Last Week: Family Week


Daily Observances:

Third Saturday: International Coastal Clean-up Day

Third Monday: World Health Day

Last Friday: National Maritime Day

Sept 8: National Literacy Day

Sept 15: Philippine Medicine Day

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