He’s playing with a loaded rake
Posted: February 9, 2026 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Epstein files, expressions, humor, James Comer, language, malaphors, mixed idioms, words Leave a commentThis one was noticed in a Facebook group. A commenter said, “if Republican Chairman of the Oversight Committee James R. Comer thinks hauling Bill and Hillary Clinton in front of cameras is a political win, he’s playing with a loaded rake.” This is a mashup of “playing with a loaded gun” (engaging in extremely reckless behavior) and “stepping on a(n) (upturned) rake” (falling into a forseeable trap). As the contributor notes, “in other words a self-inflicted wound by doing something stupid.” A big shout out to Tom Justice for spotting this one and sending it in!

Recent Comments