gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 小时前Is there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up177file-text
arrow-up177message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 小时前message-square54fedilinkfile-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-squaretwig@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 小时前I’m personally a fan of “it’s not rocket appliances”
I’m personally a fan of “it’s not rocket appliances”