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-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoI need to start using this one, I already use “burn that bridge” fairly often
I need to start using this one, I already use “burn that bridge” fairly often