I want to go on the table
Posted: December 30, 2013 Filed under: record, table, THINGS | Tags: blended idioms, expressions, go on record, humor, language, malaphors, mixed idioms, put your cards on the table, words Leave a commentThe speaker, Trey Compton, was wanting to “go on record” but instead uttered this wonderful malaphor, a mash up of “go on record” (official statement) and “put your cards on the table” (candid statement). Then again, knowing Trey, maybe he really wanted to go on a table? Thanks to Trey Compton for sending this one in!
If the tables were reversed…
Posted: January 9, 2013 Filed under: ACTION, table, THINGS | Tags: blended idioms, expressions, malaphors, mixed idioms, roles reversed, turn the tables, words Leave a commentI heard this one on the radio last week. In context, the speaker was clearly wanting to say “if the roles were reversed”, but instead mixed in “tables were turned” (to cause a reversal in one’s plans). The confusion lies in the similar words reverse and turn. Also the idioms have similar meanings, but as “my ol’ pal” points out, “tables were turned” means getting even with someone while roles were reversed has a broader connotation.
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