gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoIs 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 · 1 month agomessage-square95fedilinkfile-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIt’s just people combining “it’s not rocket science” and “it’s not brain surgery”. Just like the pope one.
minus-squareSteveDinn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoYes, that’s exactly what I thought I had implied.
minus-squaredream_weasel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month ago“Does a bear shit in the woods” and “it’s not Pope surgery”?
It’s just people combining “it’s not rocket science” and “it’s not brain surgery”. Just like the pope one.
Yes, that’s exactly what I thought I had implied.
“Does a bear shit in the woods” and “it’s not Pope surgery”?