gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square89fedilinkfile-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-up34·3 months agoI can’t believe you got such a simple saying wrong. It’s not rocket surgery.
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months 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