@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-squareBilliamlinkfedilink26•10 hours agoI can’t believe you got such a simple saying wrong. It’s not rocket surgery.
minus-squareOtterlinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 hours 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