@gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 11 hours agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up179file-text
arrow-up179message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplace@gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 11 hours agomessage-square68fedilinkfile-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-squareSeraphlinkfedilink9•10 hours ago“Not the brightest cookie in the crayon box” is an amalgamation of 3 different sayings I’ve been trying to make happen. It won’t happen.
minus-square@davidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink5•10 hours agoMy mom was fond of “Not the brightest egg in the drawer”.
minus-square@gedaliyah@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilink4•9 hours agoI used to say not the sharpest cookie in the jar
“Not the brightest cookie in the crayon box” is an amalgamation of 3 different sayings I’ve been trying to make happen. It won’t happen.
My mom was fond of “Not the brightest egg in the drawer”.
I used to say not the sharpest cookie in the jar