Kowtoe to the President
Posted: April 23, 2025 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: expressions, humor, malaphors, mixed idioms, MSNBC, Trump, words Leave a commentThis one was heard on the MSNBC podcast All In with Chris Hayes. It is a mashup of “kowtow” (acting in a subservient manner) and “toe the line” (accept the authority of an individual or group). Both are about conforming in some manner. You can hear the malaphor at 40:26:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-in-with-chris-hayes/id1314170606?i=1000703932677
Kowdos to Frank King for hearing this one and sending it in!
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