Sean KellyMay 27, 2023

ENGLISH FUN!

"Malaphor": the blending of idioms or clichés; examples:

• We'll burn that bridge when we get to it
• It's not rocket surgery
• He's not the sharpest egg in the attic
• …until the cows freeze over
• You've opened this can of worms, now lie in it
• Does the pope shit in the woods?

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@nutjob4life @robcorp55 #ReggiePerrin was an expert: ‘A leopard doesn’t change his spots in midstream’
May 28, 2023 at 2:31pmWeb
Show threadjo_the_hatMay 28, 2023
@chrislord @nutjob4life @robcorp55 Reminds me of the many excellent versions of this Terry Pratchett came up with; specifically, the leopard doesn't change its shorts.
#GNUTerryPratchett