Mixed metaphor (idea) by ponder

A popular and amusing kind of mixed metaphor is the zeugmatic mixed metaphor. This works by combining two common sayings, often pertaining to similar meaning.

Here are some examples of zeugmatic mixed metaphors:

You're barking up the wrong end of the stick.
It's no skin off a duck's back.
That's a different kettle of red herrings.
opening Pandora's can of worms
moving the goal posts on a level playing field
Don't count all the eggs in one basket until the chickens have hatched
having a different kettle on the fire
enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot
a spanner in the ointment
Don't rock the apple cart
Beat around the bush with two birds in it
As plain as the pikestaff on your face
Snookering yourself in the foot
Too many cooks in one basket
A red rag to a bull in a china shop
The thin end of the iceberg
A finger in many dykes

Please /msg me with any more that you know, as I am collecting zeugmatic mixed metaphors -- ponder

Zeugma	Enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot	red herring	Contradictory proverbs
I've Never Been to Me	The die is cast, you will cut the mustard or face the music	the thin end of the wedge	this is a commission for painters of:
mixed swimming	The Book of the Damned: Chapter 5	Level playing field	split infinitive
Micro Channel	Who puts what where?	You have got hold of the wrong end of the stick	We'll burn that bridge when we get to it
Don't put all your eggs in one basket	oscillation	Ponder	oxymoron
2016 South Carolina Democratic Primary	root log: February 2011