@gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 2 months agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplace@gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 2 months 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-square@MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.mllinkfedilink58•2 months agoWe’ll drive off that bridge when we get to it
minus-square@neo2478@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink69•2 months agoI usually go with “We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it”
minus-squareBilliamlinkfedilink34•2 months agoI can’t believe you got such a simple saying wrong. It’s not rocket surgery.
minus-squareOtterlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoI need to start using this one, I already use “burn that bridge” fairly often
minus-squareNevelioKrejalllinkfedilink17•2 months agoI like “we’ll burn that bridge when we come to it”
We’ll drive off that bridge when we get to it
I usually go with “We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it”
That’s my favorite one to use
I can’t believe you got such a simple saying wrong. It’s not rocket surgery.
I need to start using this one, I already use “burn that bridge” fairly often
I like “we’ll burn that bridge when we come to it”
No, the bridge is too well-guarded.