gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 hours agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up154arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 hours agomessage-square57fedilinkfile-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-up33·5 hours agoWe’ll drive off that bridge when we get to it
minus-squareneo2478@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up32·5 hours agoI usually go with “We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it”
minus-squareBilliam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·4 hours agoI can’t believe you got such a simple saying wrong. It’s not rocket surgery.
minus-squareNevelioKrejall@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 hours agoI like “we’ll burn that bridge when we come to it”
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”
I can’t believe you got such a simple saying wrong. It’s not rocket surgery.
I like “we’ll burn that bridge when we come to it”
No, the bridge is too well-guarded.