You need to get your ass together

Posted: August 27, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: ass, BODY PARTS, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

This is a mash up of “get your act/shit together” (get organized) and “get off your ass” (stop loafing and get to work).  Both idioms direct someone to get moving, invoking a congruent conflation.  Also ass and act are three letter words that have a similar sound.  Finally, the lower half of the body is at work here in both phrases.  Many thanks to Robyn Pietrucha for blurting this one out and passing it along!

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We need to get our ducks together

Posted: May 16, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: ANIMALS, duck | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

This nice congruent conflation is a mash up of “get our ducks in a row” and “get our shit together”, both meaning to get organized.   This beauty was uttered by the Mistress of Malaphors, Naomi David.  Thanks again Naomi!