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-squareMagicShel@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 hours agoI understand how you got there, but it sounds like a tough hoe to plow.
minus-squarelolola@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 hours agoI thought most hoes would be quite easy to plow
I understand how you got there, but it sounds like a tough hoe to plow.
I thought most hoes would be quite easy to plow