gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-squaremessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacegedaliyah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square86fedilinkfile-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoArguably, a mechanic who is literally performing maintenance on exceptionally mechanically dense and complex parts of a rocket, say the rocket engine plumbing or wiring harnesses… is figuratively performing rocket surgery.
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoOr, taking a different perspective: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1433409/ Management of trauma and emergency surgery in space As on Earth, the major determinant of emergency surgical care in spaceflight may be the presence or absence of a well-trained surgeon. Sounds like they need a rocket surgeon!
Arguably, a mechanic who is literally performing maintenance on exceptionally mechanically dense and complex parts of a rocket, say the rocket engine plumbing or wiring harnesses… is figuratively performing rocket surgery.
Or, taking a different perspective:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1433409/
Sounds like they need a rocket surgeon!