gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1128arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days 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-squareRedacted@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days 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.