@[email protected] to Ask [email protected] • 3 months agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1128file-text
arrow-up1128message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplace@[email protected] to Ask [email protected] • 3 months 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]linkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months 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]linkfedilink3•3 months agoYes, that’s exactly what I thought I had implied.
minus-squaredream_weasellinkfedilink1•3 months ago“Does a bear shit in the woods” and “it’s not Pope 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”?