What is this?

[Peter A. McGraw]

>>From an internal memo here at Linfield:

"Because they can't review the credentials of the successful hire, they are
putting a lot of eggs on the quality of the consultant."

This isn't a blend of two idioms, like "horse of a different feather" (a
usage beloved of the mother of a childhood friend of mine).  Rather, it's
an incomplete one, which renders it comical.

Is there a technical term for this, does anybody know?

Peter M.

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Peter A. McGraw       Linfield College        McMinnville, Oregon
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