@[email protected] to Ask [email protected] • 8 months agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1129
arrow-up1129message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplace@[email protected] to Ask [email protected] • 8 months agomessage-square95fedilink
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]linkfedilinkEnglish4•8 months agoI thought “cakewalk” was a clever American amalgamation of “a piece of cake” and “a walk in the park”. Turns out it’s actually related to slavery, so probably doesn’t count.
I thought “cakewalk” was a clever American amalgamation of “a piece of cake” and “a walk in the park”.
Turns out it’s actually related to slavery, so probably doesn’t count.