gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1126arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square94fedilinkfile-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-squareMelodiousFunk@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoJust wait until the smell hits you.
I’m a rocket sturgeon
Sounds fishy
Just wait until the smell hits you.
Not exactly brain science, is it?