She’s going to kick some dust off the tires

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Hillary Clinton that is.   This malaphor was spoken by CNN political reporter Peter Hamby when discussing the Hillary campaign speech in the Virginia governor‘s race.  It is a mash up of “kick the tires” (to test something) and I think “when the dust settles” (waiting for things to calm down), although “bite the dust” (to die) might be in the mix as well.   Certainly tires cause lots of dust so hence the confusion.  A big thanks to Steve Grieme for hearing this one and sending it in.