gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 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 · 3 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-squareumbraroze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoI always liked “not the sharpest bulb in the tree”. (Because it kinda makes sense. Some Christmas lights have pointy bulbs. But nobody picks them for sharpness.)
minus-squareboatswainlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 days agoIn a similar vein, “not the sharpest spoon in the drawer”
Not the brightest bulb in the shed
I always liked “not the sharpest bulb in the tree”.
(Because it kinda makes sense. Some Christmas lights have pointy bulbs. But nobody picks them for sharpness.)
In a similar vein, “not the sharpest spoon in the drawer”