gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 hours agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up160arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 hours agomessage-square63fedilinkfile-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-squareThe Pantser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 hours agoPeople in glass houses shouldn’t get stoned
People in glass houses shouldn’t get stoned