Agreed, a slovenly choice of metaphor -
but then, ~slovenly oft happens when ... a witty barb is parried sans thought, by a dull sword. No?
Vengeance is a dish which should be eaten cold..
utter what the surly/boring mob ever yearns to dump on The French..
all you like -- but,
Ils ont notre nombre, dans chaque \ufffdv\ufffdnement.
ie. They have Our Number! in any event. ;^>