Mixed Idioms

Collecting mixed idioms, funny quotes, malaphors, etc since the 1980s. #malaphor #idioms #idiom #eggcorn #mondegreen #mixedidiom #malapropism #eschersentence

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Waiters are much nicer than People – Escher Sentence Enamel Mug This waiter “Escher Sentence” by Frank Sullivan is particularly good for restaurant staff and those in the catering industry. . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/TtCZ08Qkjl

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Put it on the back boiler
A nice eggcorn of the phrase "Put it on the back burner".

Tweeted over to us by @collagenshot "Lady B". Thank you Lady B!!

Someone once told me they were putting a . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/j8hiEkljCQ

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Like a red rag to a cow A female take on an old classic.
Woodford, 25/02/11 . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/X3B3yccQvz

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Like a damp squid
Putting the "Squid" instead of a "Squib" in:"Like a damp squib."

Source

Sent in anonymously, originally in 2013.

More recently reported by . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/ClThZ6oM1d

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Whatever rocks your boat Mix up of:

whatever floats your boat, and
don't rock the boat.

Sent in from Belgium by Anon. . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/gy66MysVud

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Ally Pally – Alexandra Palace – Unisex t-shirt with white print This T-Shirt features our original Ally Pally design printed in white on a variety of t-shirt variations.
"Ally Pally" is the . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/PriCp2PkSO

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Selling like Wildcakes
A mixed idiom made up from

Selling like hotcakes, and Spreading like wildfire.

Source of this Mixed Idiom

Sent in by Andrew in Sydney, Australia. Thanks Andrew! . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/yzjvMJLbOj

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That steals the biscuit Mix up of

Takes the biscuit.
Steals the show. . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/WMVQJpnEmE

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What a Pavlova – v2 T-Shirt The alternative for chefs for "What a polava!"

WHAT A PAVLOVA - the T-Shirt.

This t-shirt is everything you've dreamed of and more. It feels soft and lightweight, . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/PDpGszCurc

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Sleight of face
When you get tricked by someone's face.

Created by Wendy, London, UK.

A mixed idiom made up from

Sleight of hand, andFace, or possiblyPoker face, orsaving face. . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/UCkRvv64jA

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Does the pope shit in the woods? Are you kidding? Does the pope shit in the woods?...YES!

Used to show a high degree of certainty towards the positive.

A mix up of:

Is the pope a . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/fpQe3mT1aV

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If only words could talk A mix up of lyrics and common phrases:

If walls could talk, and
If only words could explain (songs referring to romantic / yearning / love)

Ed. London. . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/hzsgK7w0rM

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Opening a rabbit hole Mix up of

Opening a can of worms
Going down a rabbit hole.

Coined by @Lyntor . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/OEMjmhMGwk

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Let your hair hang out
A mix up of

Let it all hang out, andLet your hair down

From my mouth . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/hNgnVPqFNB

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Like a bull in a Chinese shop Mix up of

Like a bull in a china shop, and
Chinese

By Robbie McIntosh (and brought to us by Alex Meadows). . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/ETzvW6APY6

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Skating Close to The Wind – White Ringer T-Shirt with Black design This T-Shirt is for people who are pushing their luck, or taking a lot of risks.
It's an original T-Shirt design mixing up . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/I4ifXnETum

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I have a photogenic memory
I remember that face. You see, I have a photogenic memory. Heard from multiple sources.

A mix up of:-

A photographic memory, andbeing photogenic. . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/eEpemnrmAh

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Skating close to the wind That Nigel likes to live dangerously. He's skating close to the wind.

Mix up of

Sailing close to the wind, and
Skating on thin ice.

In Finsbury Park . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/IURqw8RcdS

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I’m a bit of a lone fish
Mix up of

Lone wolf, andOdd fish

Submitted by Jim, and heard in the Southwark Tavern. . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/P0lONM3Ilw

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More people have been to Berlin than I have – Enamel Mug A high-quality camping mug featuring the famous Escher sentence "More people have been to Berlin than I have".

Every happy camper needs . #mixedidiom #idiom #malapropism #eggcorn #MixedMetaphor https://t.co/B63lgyF65J