gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1114arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square81fedilinkfile-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-squareThe Pantser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 months agoPeople in glass houses shouldn’t get stoned
People in glass houses shouldn’t get stoned