It’s outside the pale
Posted: April 13, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: beyond the pale, expressions, humor, language, malaphor, malaphors, outside the norm, words 3 CommentsThis subtle gem was uttered by Hillary Clinton on the Rachel Maddow show. She was discussing Donald Trump’s position on abortion and said that “it’s outside the pale”. This is a mash up of “beyond the pale” (unacceptable) and “outside the norm” (uncommon). The perceptive Frank King heard this one and passed it on. He has the ears of a hawk!
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Ears of a hawk! 🙂
Dave, I heard a choice comment today. A coworker said “I don’t want to open up that hill of worms”. This is the lovely blending of “opening up a can of worms” and “doesn’t amount to a hill of beans”.
Great one. Will post. Similar to a previous posting: “That’s a real ball of worms.”