Is there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplace
Is there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplace
Like "does the Pope shit in the woods?" or "that train has sailed?"
Also, what good examples can you think of?
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"It's not rocket surgery."
This one irks me. Combination of "rocket scientist" and "brain surgery".
22 0 ReplyNothing 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.
12 0 ReplyI'm personally a fan of "it's not rocket appliances"
8 1 ReplyIt's just people combining "it's not rocket science" and "it's not brain surgery". Just like the pope one.
1 0 ReplyYes, that's exactly what I thought I had implied.
2 0 Reply"Does a bear shit in the woods" and "it's not Pope surgery"?
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