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mixed metaphor
Noun
Japanese Meaning
異なる比喩（隠喩、直喩、慣用句など）を無理に組み合わせることで生じる、不調和で矛盾した表現現象 / 複数の比喩を同時に用いることにより、意味やイメージに一貫性がなくなる状態
（ plural ）
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(linguistics) An overreaching, contradictory or incongruous combination of two distinct metaphors, similes or idioms.
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mixed metaphor
Her essay collapsed into a mixed metaphor when she described the campaign as both a rising tide and a house of cards.
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Her essay collapsed into a mixed metaphor when she described the campaign as both a rising tide and a house of cards.
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