Rome wasn’t built overnight
Posted: October 20, 2025 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: expressions, humor, language, malaphors, mixed idioms, words Leave a commentThis was spoken by a Walgreens pharmacy clerk after she was informed the doctor’s office had authorized the refill. It was the third time in a week that this was attempted to be straightened out, and after saying “something’s gotta give” and she uttered the aforesaid. This is a mashup of “Rome wasn’t built in a day” (significant accomplishments take time and effort) and “it didn’t happen overnight” (develop slowly over time with hard work). A big thanks to Tom Justice for hearing this one and sending it in.

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