They keep kicking themselves in the foot
Posted: October 12, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Capitals, expressions, humor, kicking themselves, language, malaphor, malaphors, NBC Sports Network, Penguins, shooting themselves in the foot, wordplay, words Leave a commentDuring the second intermission of the Penguins/Capitals hockey game last night, a commentator asked why the Capitals keep “kicking themselves in the foot.” This is a nice mashup of “kick yourself (or themselves)” (annoyed with yourself for doing something) and “shooting yourself (themselves) in the foot” (to cause oneself difficulty). Shooting and kicking are the culprits of the mix up. A tip of the toque to Steve Kovacs for sharing this one.
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