Why stress so much over building new intricate metaphors? When you can just use "draining the swamp" and "moving the goalpost" - both quite accurate already.
If you have to sit and take the time to think of new metaphors just so you can parse what's going on, you ought to ask yourself why.

Why stress so much over building new intricate metaphors? When you can just use "draining the swamp" and "moving the goalpost" - both quite accurate already.
If you have to sit and ttake the time to hink of new metaphors just so you can parse what's going on, you ought to ask yourself why.