You better watch your P’s and cross your T’s
Posted: May 18, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: congruent conflations, dot your i's and cross your t's, expressions, humor, language, malaphor, malaphors, mind your p's and q's, words Leave a commentExcellent advice given by that legal malaphor utterer, Marykathryn Kopec. She said this to her husband, warning him about submitting a Motion to a particularly picky Judge. It is a congruent conflation of “mind/watch your P’s and Q’s” and “dot your I’s and cross your T’s”, both meaning to pay careful attention to small details. This mash-up has a nice rhyming ring to it. Thanks to Marykathryn for this one!
You have to be on your P’s and Q’s
Posted: December 2, 2014 Filed under: BODY PARTS, toes | Tags: expressions, humor, Ike Taylor, language, malaphor, malaphors, mind your p's and q's, on your toes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Steelers, words Leave a commentIke Taylor, a cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was overheard saying:
“With a future Hall of Fame quarterback like Drew Brees, man, you have to be on your P’s and Q’s. He’s the captain of that team and it showed today. If he sees something, he’s going to hit it. He doesn’t miss a lot. Regardless of how much you feel like you’ve got him rattled, he stays in the pocket. He did what he needed to do today.”
This is an excellent malaphor, mixing “on your toes” (stay alert) and “mind your P’s and Q’s” (pay careful attention to one’s behavior). A big thank you to me for reading this in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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