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mixed metaphor

DEFINITIONS OF: mixed metaphor

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n a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect

Type of:
metaphor
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
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