Tears were rolling down my eyes
Posted: July 26, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: expressions, eyes filled with tears, malaphor, malaphors, tears were rolling down my cheeks, words Leave a commentThis mix up is a combo of “tears were rolling down my cheeks” (excessive laughter) and “my eyes were filled with tears” (very sad). This is yet another body part mashup, a very common theme in malaphors. The mind is visualizing the face, and reaches for the wrong body part. A big thanks to Martin Pietrucha for blurting this one and sending it in!
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