gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 hours agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 hours agomessage-square68fedilinkfile-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-squareBilliam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·7 hours agoI can’t believe you got such a simple saying wrong. It’s not rocket surgery.
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoI need to start using this one, I already use “burn that bridge” fairly often
I can’t believe you got such a simple saying wrong. It’s not rocket surgery.
I need to start using this one, I already use “burn that bridge” fairly often