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mixed metaphor
mixed met·a·phor (plural mixed met·a·phors)


noun 
Definition:
 
awkward combination of ideas: a combination of two or more metaphors that together evoke a strange or incongruous image, e.g. "This thorn in my side has finally bitten the dust"
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