mixed metaphor

English

Noun

Examples
until the cows freeze over

mixed metaphor (plural mixed metaphors)

1. (linguistics) An overreaching, contradictory or incongruous combination of two distinct metaphors, similes or idioms.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: ontuva vertausten yhdistelmä, ontuva vertaus (not necessarily a combination)
• French: métaphore mixte f
• German: verknüpfte Metaphern f pl
• Polish: mieszana metafora f
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• malaphor