gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 hours agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up179arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 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-squareMelodiousFunk@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 hours agoJust wait until the smell hits you.
I’m a rocket sturgeon
Sounds fishy
Just wait until the smell hits you.