gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 hours agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 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-squareSeraph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8·8 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-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 hours agoMy mom was fond of “Not the brightest egg in the drawer”.
minus-squaregedaliyah@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 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