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Meaning of mixed metaphor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An overreaching, contradictory or incongruous combination of two distinct metaphors, similes or idioms.

Equivalents

Deutsch schiefes Bild verknüpfte Metaphern

Français métaphore mixte

Examples

“This is just what the world sounds like now. This is how everything has chosen to speak. Mixed metaphors and empty sincerity.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

mixed methods mixed monarchy mixed mutation mixed number mixed nuts mixed oxide