@PugJesus@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 18 days agoIdioms and synthesislemmy.worldimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1700arrow-down16
arrow-up1694arrow-down1imageIdioms and synthesislemmy.world@PugJesus@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 18 days agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareFaridlinkfedilink39•18 days agoMy two favorite malaphors: It’s not rocket surgery. We will burn that bridge when we get to it.
minus-square@ayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink12•18 days agoThat’s all water under the fridge at this point.
minus-square@Mouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink6•edit-217 days agoMalaphor, my new favorite word Also: “she looks like she’s been through the run of the mill”
minus-squareHiggs bosonlinkfedilinkEnglish3•17 days ago“He looks like he fell out of the Ugly Tree and hit every branch on the way down.”
minus-squareHiggs bosonlinkfedilinkEnglish4•17 days agoI use those both regularly. And people seem totally unable to tell whether I am doing it on purpose.
My two favorite malaphors:
That’s all water under the fridge at this point.
Not sure what’s the idiom with “fridge” in it.
There isn’t one, it’s a malaphor imposter!
Malaphor, my new favorite word Also: “she looks like she’s been through the run of the mill”
“He looks like he fell out of the Ugly Tree and hit every branch on the way down.”
I use those both regularly. And people seem totally unable to tell whether I am doing it on purpose.