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-squareAliasAKA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoMaybe also egg corn? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F12LSAbos7A&t=467s&pp=ygULTWFsYXByb3Bpc20%3D
Maybe also egg corn?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F12LSAbos7A&t=467s&pp=ygULTWFsYXByb3Bpc20%3D