mssocks
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2001
I don't know about anyone else, but I used to get stressed when I saw a phrase misused. Now, though, I enjoy it because of the mental images they give me.
My example:
Nip it in the bud - meaning = stop something before it "blossoms" into a bigger problem. Like taking a bud off of a flowering plant.
Distortion:
Nip it in the butt - I just get this image of well, you know!
What other phrases do you notice?
My example:
Nip it in the bud - meaning = stop something before it "blossoms" into a bigger problem. Like taking a bud off of a flowering plant.
Distortion:
Nip it in the butt - I just get this image of well, you know!
What other phrases do you notice?