Mixed Metaphors Meaning Mixed Metaphors Examples Mixed Metaphors Definition Mixed Metaphors

hi there students mixed metaphor okay metaphor is where you compare two things where you say that they are the same and mixed metaphor is where you use two or more different metaphors that produce something that doesn't really make sense or something that's bit silly or bit funny there was one really liked saw the other day that somebody said that the of Twitter or taking away the Twitter sign and putting up this sign left sour taste in the client's eye taste in the eye it's not sour taste in in his mouth but it looked bad as well so mixed metaphor are they bad who says mixed metaphors are bad well some of them are really bit ridiculous but personally don't see why you can't mix any metaphors you want as long as it makes sense this this company is tower of strength and it will Forge ahead that's accused of being mixed metaphor don't really see anything wrong with it the company's attire of strength and it's forging ahead I'm I'm not so upset about it but it is mixed metaphor the new job has let the employee spread his wings and really blossom okay he spread his wings and he's growing yes this is Max mixed metaphor and they would purist would criticize this purist would say that this is not good writing think it's where you you get put metaphors until they start to contradict each other or they're very incongruous I'm going to wait until the cows freeze over well the cows come home and Hell Freezes Over I'm I'm pretty sure this one feel this one is not very good because it's cows don't freeze over until the cows come home until Hell Freezes Over And think you you could use both together but you can't mix them and that's good metaphor okay they they that's mixed metaphor they also very often call these mixer for as well so mixed metaphor is when you're joining two or more metaphors together in way that doesn't really work now notice most idioms are metaphors so he was sleeping at the switch he wasn't tent to his job okay it's metaphor of somebody who's got switch and they've got to click the Switch at the right time slip of the tongue so your foot slips slip of the tongue this is metaphor as well but all of these are idioms so it's mixed metaphors it's really case of mixing of joining together various different idioms and think that's the point of it now I'm I'm pretty sure you could use this as parody for example the characters zap from Futurama if we can hit that Bullseye then the rest of the dominoes will fall like house of cards checkmate so the bullseye you hit the bullseye in target shooting the Domino's fall one by one like house of cards collapses Checkmate you win the game of chess and think that think actually think that's quite it's quite good think it's quite funny it clearly makes sense smell rat but I'll nip him in the bud don't think it don't see anything terribly wrong with that think with this idea of mixed metaphor think the question is does the metaphor work or not and think that's really the important bit if the metaphor works then think it's okay including ones that are bit funny so that we're going to have to iron out the remaining bottlenecks okay I'm at resolve the remaining bottle next to places where the flow is not good or the system does not probably work okay so next metaphors it's your mixing different idioms in order to say something and perhaps you go too far by mixing them that's all that is the idea of mixed metaphor so enough if you enjoyed the video give it rating subscribe to my channel and will see you soon bye for now mixed metaphors