@[email protected] to Ask [email protected] • 2 days agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1126file-text
arrow-up1126message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplace@[email protected] to Ask [email protected] • 2 days agomessage-square71fedilinkfile-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink22•2 days ago“It’s not rocket surgery.” This one irks me. Combination of “rocket scientist” and “brain surgery”.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•13 hours agoIt’s just people combining “it’s not rocket science” and “it’s not brain surgery”. Just like the pope one.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•13 hours agoYes, that’s exactly what I thought I had implied.
minus-squaredream_weasellinkfedilink1•12 hours ago“Does a bear shit in the woods” and “it’s not Pope surgery”?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink12•2 days agoNothing holds a bar to this as being my favorites, but I generally don’t pay much mind to idioms—they’re all water under a duck’s back.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•2 days agoI’m personally a fan of “it’s not rocket appliances”
“It’s not rocket surgery.”
This one irks me. Combination of “rocket scientist” and “brain 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”?
Nothing holds a bar to this as being my favorites, but I generally don’t pay much mind to idioms—they’re all water under a duck’s back.
I’m personally a fan of “it’s not rocket appliances”