Mine is tow the line rather than toe the line.
I imagine someone as a tugboat–towing the line of what is expected. I like that imagery better than keeping a foot on some fucking line. Plus using toe as a verb is dumb.
What are yours?
Mine is tow the line rather than toe the line.
I imagine someone as a tugboat–towing the line of what is expected. I like that imagery better than keeping a foot on some fucking line. Plus using toe as a verb is dumb.
What are yours?
oh oh oh i REALLY like this question. boy have i struggled with idioms over my life. theres so many idioms that trouble an confuse me that i cant even think of a favorite example.
heres a silly one - i always thought it was “bald faced lie” as in … like a blank, emotionless faced lie.
no, i guess its actually “bold faced lie” meaning kinda the opposite, that the lie is brazen and obvious.