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-squareSteveDinn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 hours ago“It’s not rocket surgery.” This one irks me. Combination of “rocket scientist” and “brain surgery”.
minus-squaretwig@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 hours agoI’m personally a fan of “it’s not rocket appliances”
“It’s not rocket surgery.”
This one irks me. Combination of “rocket scientist” and “brain surgery”.
I’m personally a fan of “it’s not rocket appliances”