I have a habit - a sort of irresistable temptation - of making a note of any strange uses of the English language that I encounter anywhere, in any medium. And as I was sorting through piles of old papers earlier today, I spotted a pencil note, dated 18th June 2001 and scribbled on the corner of an old letter, that quoted a BBC report on a golfer in some tournament or other telling listeners that fortunately "any cracks in his confidence had been swept away . . . ". I like the idea of sweeping cracks away, so let's add it to our collection of enjoyable mixed metaphors.
Sweep away the Cracks
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