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to mix your metaphors

to mix your met·a·phor
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too miks yoo r, yawr, yohr met-uh-fawr, -fer]
    • /tu mɪks yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr ˈmɛt əˌfɔr, -fər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too miks yoo r, yawr, yohr met-uh-fawr, -fer]
    • /tu mɪks yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr ˈmɛt əˌfɔr, -fər/

Definition of to mix your metaphors words

  • phrase to mix your metaphors If you mix your metaphors, you use two conflicting metaphors. People do this accidentally, or sometimes deliberately as a joke. 0
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Parts of speech for To mix your metaphors

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to mix your metaphors popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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