@gedaliyah to Ask Lemmy • 2 days agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-square94arrow-up1127arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1126arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplace@gedaliyah to Ask Lemmy • 2 days agomessage-square94file-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-square@bitchkatlinkEnglish1•7 hours agoIt’s just people combining “it’s not rocket science” and “it’s not brain surgery”. Just like the pope one.
minus-squaredream_weasellinkfedilink1•6 hours ago“Does a bear shit in the woods” and “it’s not Pope surgery”?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•7 hours agoYes, that’s exactly what I thought I had implied.
It’s just people combining “it’s not rocket science” and “it’s not brain surgery”. Just like the pope one.
“Does a bear shit in the woods” and “it’s not Pope surgery”?
Yes, that’s exactly what I thought I had implied.