gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months 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-squareemmanuel_car@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoNot the brightest bulb in the shed
minus-squareboatswain@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoIn a similar vein, “not the sharpest spoon in the drawer”
minus-squareumbraroze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months 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.)
Not the brightest bulb in the shed
In a similar vein, “not the sharpest spoon in the drawer”
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.)