to combine two or more metaphors, often producing a silly or humorous effect

中文解释

（常产生愚蠢、滑稽效果的）混合隐喻 Mixing his metaphors, he described the problem by saying \"We\'ve opened up a can of worms here, and now we have to get the genie back in the bottle\". 他用混合隐喻形容面对的问题，“我们打开了一个‘虫罐子’，现在我们必须把妖怪放回瓶子里去”。