Mine is tow the line rather than toe the line.
I imagine someone as a tugboat–towing the line of what is expected. I like that imagery better than keeping a foot on some fucking line. Plus using toe as a verb is dumb.
What are yours?
Mine is tow the line rather than toe the line.
I imagine someone as a tugboat–towing the line of what is expected. I like that imagery better than keeping a foot on some fucking line. Plus using toe as a verb is dumb.
What are yours?
I honestly like “milk toast” over milquetoast.
I always thought of it being so plain or bland having it made sense. Rather than a reference to a 1920s comic character.
Also, it doesn’t really fit but a coworker uses the phrase
“we’ll burn that bridge when we get to it”
This is more of a fix of two phrases which is we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it and don’t burn your bridges.
I love mixing idioms, that one in particular is fun to use.
I’m also a fan of “throw caution to the wolves”.
Fun fact! The blending of idioms is called a malaphor! They’re a lot more common than you’d expect and I deliberately use them because I think they’re more fun.
When used in a fitting situation, that’s one I’ve always really liked.
My previous boss used to say “We’ll blow that bridge when we get there”