gedaliyah to Ask Lemmy · 6 months agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah to Ask Lemmy · 6 months agomessage-square95fedilinkfile-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-squaredavidgrolinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 months agoMy mom was fond of “Not the brightest egg in the drawer”.
My mom was fond of “Not the brightest egg in the drawer”.