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.
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.
I love mixing idioms, that one in particular is fun to use.
I’m also a fan of “throw caution to the wolves”.
does the pope shit in the woods?
You aren’t entirely wrong… The comic character was named after milk toast, because it’s so plain and bland.
I use that so much I legitimately forget the whole “cross that bridge” when I’m in serious conversation.
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”