Mayor Wilkins: This year is too important to let a loose cannon rock the boat. … “Loose cannon,” “rock the boat.” Is that a mixed metaphor? Boats did have cannons. And a loose one would cause it to rock.
Mayor Wilkins: This year is too important to let a loose cannon rock the boat. … “Loose cannon,” “rock the boat.” Is that a mixed metaphor? Boats did have cannons. And a loose one would cause it to rock.
