gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · il y a 2 moisIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · il y a 2 moismessage-square95fedilinkfile-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·il y a 2 moisI need to start using this one, I already use “burn that bridge” fairly often
I need to start using this one, I already use “burn that bridge” fairly often