gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month 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 · 1 month 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-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoMy mom was fond of “Not the brightest egg in the drawer”.
My mom was fond of “Not the brightest egg in the drawer”.