A Ford executive kept a list of mixed metaphors and malaprops uttered in meetings and elsewhere. They are quite amusing to say the least. The keeper of the list was also on the list at #3 having been called out by colleagues as self reporting doesn't count. "Let's not reinvent the ocean." "I don't want to sound like a broken drum here, but..." It's a huge task, but we're trying to get our arms and legs around it," We're really low on money right now...We're dancing on thin ice," We need to keep running in our swim lanes." I know these are swing-for-the-moon opportunities, but I think we should pursue them." "We need to make sure dealers have some skin in the teeth." "It's no skin on our back." "Too many cooks in the soup." "Read between the tea leaves." "I'm not trying to beat a dead horse to death." "We need to talk about the elephant in the closet." "He's going to be so happy he'll be like a canary in a coal mine!"
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