@gedaliyah to Ask Lemmy • 2 months agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-square95arrow-up1130arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplace@gedaliyah to Ask Lemmy • 2 months agomessage-square95file-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-square@umbrarozelink2•2 months agoI always liked “not the sharpest bulb in the tree”. (Because it kinda makes sense. Some Christmas lights have pointy bulbs. But nobody picks them for sharpness.)
I always liked “not the sharpest bulb in the tree”.
(Because it kinda makes sense. Some Christmas lights have pointy bulbs. But nobody picks them for sharpness.)