Rome wasn’t burned in a day
Posted: October 25, 2012 Filed under: PLACES, TIME | Tags: blended idioms, expressions, malaphors, mixed idioms, Rome, Rome wasn't built in a day, words 1 CommentA terrific mash-up of “Rome wasn’t built in a day” (involved projects take time) and “Nero fiddled while Rome burned”. The book, “Is Paris Burning?” also could have been on the speaker’s mind, as well as “don’t burn your bridges”.
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