gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up176arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-squareMyNameIsRichard@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up35·2 months agoWe’ll drive off that bridge when we get to it
minus-squareneo2478@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up42·2 months agoI usually go with “We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it”
minus-squareBilliam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 months agoI can’t believe you got such a simple saying wrong. It’s not rocket surgery.
We’ll drive off that bridge when we get to it
I usually go with “We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it”
That’s my favorite one to use
I can’t believe you got such a simple saying wrong. It’s not rocket surgery.
No, the bridge is too well-guarded.