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metaphor
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Meaning and clarity is lost in these mixed metaphors.
Bearing Witness by Krondorfer, Bjorn / Cross Currents
Thus, the ambiguity about her claim to heritage allows for ambiguous pronouns and mixed metaphors because the lacunae are ultimately always filled in by and for TwoTrees herself.
Somebody Always Singing You. (Reviews) by Weintraub, Amy Joanna / MELUS
Who told students to [place] a dozen mixed metaphors in one paragraph?
Maya A Precious Prism by Angaza, Maitefa / Black Issues Book Review
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