gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up194file-text
arrow-up194message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-squareDenjin@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoDon’t throw the baby out with the bathwater else you’ll end up with a wet, critically injured baby.
Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater else you’ll end up with a wet, critically injured baby.