Second-degree idioms
Recently, The Girlfriend claimed that she needed to “get her ducks in a row” with regard to a large project. As she worked on that, I periodically checked in to see how her “duck alignment” was going, which she found pretty funny.
It occurs to me that second-degree idioms of this kind have great comedic potential. Perhaps we can think of more.
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Someone who really needed to “get back on the horse” might work up to it with a dress rehorsal.
Comment by k-sky | August 19, 2010
See, I don’t think that fits, k-sky–”dress rehorsal” is more of a pun. If I am understanding Kotsko correctly, he would be looking for something more akin to “horse remounting”.
Comment by transportinburma | August 19, 2010
Yes, transportinburma does accurately capture my intention.
Comment by Adam Kotsko | August 19, 2010
My wife and I have explored this avenue of humor as well. I’m trying to think of ones we’ve done and all I can come up with right away is referring to something being “stuck in my craw” and then later saying that I was happy because I was able to clear out my craw.
Comment by Matt in Toledo | August 19, 2010
Similarly: Earlier today on chat Brad described something as seamless and then said, “There’s nothing I hate more than seams.”
Comment by Adam Kotsko | August 19, 2010
Once, when trying to figure out if something would be a big deal, I said I was trying to “assess the deal’s magnitude.”
Comment by Adam Kotsko | August 19, 2010
“This is straight from the horse’s mouth. So once you wipe it off and clean it up, I think you’ll find it’s correct.”
Comment by Matt in Toledo | August 19, 2010
Adam has discovered extended metaphors!
Comment by ben | August 19, 2010
Maybe a bridge too far, bridge not-so-far, bridge-kinda-near, etc.
How about smooth as a baby’s bottom, smooth as a middle-schooler’s bottom? Too soon?
Comment by Stephen | August 19, 2010
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Comment by transportinburma | August 19, 2010
8. I heard a loud bang. Ah yes, that closed the door!
Comment by Earnest O'Nest | August 20, 2010