@[email protected] to Ask [email protected] • 12 hours agoIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplacemessage-square68arrow-up182arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up181arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplace@[email protected] to Ask [email protected] • 12 hours agomessage-square68file-text
Like “does the Pope shit in the woods?” or “that train has sailed?” Also, what good examples can you think of?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•11 hours 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•11 hours 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!