old one

I don't know if I've posted this one or not, but here it is:
Wicked Red-headed stepmother

Cracked

Just talking to my friend Chloe about applying to grad schools, and I used the expression: "Putting all your eggs in someone else's basket."

Katie just sent me a good one from Mad Men season 3:

There's no use crying over fish in the sea.

Much delayed update!

Well here's a few more. Hey - it's better than nothing!
From Chloë:

I overheard someone say "It all boils down to the wire"
Grasping at the last straw

From Gio:

Shoot fish in a barrel fist, ask questions later.

A few cracking mixed metaphors from me
You can't walk on eggshells without cracking a few eggs.
You can't put all your eggs in one basket without cracking a few eggs.
Don't count your chickens before you've cracked a few eggs.

And Louis pointed me towards a scene from the movie Boondock Saints, which contains the following:

People in glass houses sink ships.
Don't cross the road if you can't get out of the kitchen.

Slosh around when you walk

Recently when talking to a friend about how hilarious the phrase "full of piss and vinegar" is, I came up with this one:
It's raining piss and vinegar.

While in Prague, I heard this one, from my little sister:
Don't get your nipples in a twist.

Also I came up with this one:
If she tells you to jump off a bridge, you say, "how high?"

Bowling for Budgies

Did I post this before? It's like killing 2 birds in the bush with one rolling stone.

Snare that Bass

Ok two - one I thought of: Make like a different drummer and beat it!
The second was from Twin Peaks:

Lucy, you're a cool drink of water to road-weary eyes.

Or a column for that matter...

Don't put all of your eggs in a row.

Ceci n'est pas une peg

From my friend Jennifer:

Put a round peg in your pipe and smoke it!

Lock Stock and Two Laughing Barrels

Was thinking of barrels. We all know the awesome one that Adele came up with: It's like shooting fish in a barrel full of monkeys.

Well, these are probably just as true:
One rotten monkey spoils the barrel
One rotten apple spoils the barrel of laughs

The other day I said "My life is an open book you can judge by its cover."

And I have a nagging feeling that this is a repeat, but "He just pulled the sheep in wolf's clothing over your eyes."