@gedaliyah to Ask Lemmy • 9 hours agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-square68arrow-up173arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplace@gedaliyah to Ask Lemmy • 9 hours agomessage-square68file-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•3 hours ago“It’s not rocket surgery.” This one irks me. Combination of “rocket scientist” and “brain surgery”.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 hours agoI’m personally a fan of “it’s not rocket appliances”
“It’s not rocket surgery.”
This one irks me. Combination of “rocket scientist” and “brain surgery”.
I’m personally a fan of “it’s not rocket appliances”