He’s paid his time

Posted: December 28, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

Ali Velshi on MSNBC was talking about pardons, and those who should be pardoned. He then uttered this nice congruent conflation of “done (one’s) time” and “paid (one’s) dues/debts”, both meaning to have served a sentence. A tip of the Santa hat to Frank King for hearing this one and sending it in.

On your back heels

Posted: July 23, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ali Velshi, subbing for Rachel Maddow on her show, uttered this one.  It is a mashup of “set back on (one’s) heels” (surprise or shock) and “on your back foot” ( in a position of disadvantage, retreat).  Another tip of the hat to Frank King for hearing this one.

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The government pulled the wool over him

Posted: December 21, 2018 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

On the Ali Velshi MSNBC show, Matt Apuzzo was talking about General Flynn and that some believe the government tricked him.  He then uttered this nice malaphor, which is a congruent conflation of “pull the wool over (one’s) eyes” and “pull one over on him”, both meaning to trick or deceive.  The operative word here is “pull” which appears in each idiom.  A big thanks to Hawk-eared Frank King for hearing this gem.