gedaliyah to Ask [email protected] • 1 year agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1128arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah to Ask [email protected] • 1 year 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-squareBilliamlinkfedilink34•1 year agoI can’t believe you got such a simple saying wrong. It’s not rocket surgery.
minus-squareOtterlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year 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