The deck is tilted against Trump
Posted: August 19, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: congruent conflation, expressions, Fox, humor, malaphor, stacked deck, tilt the scales, Trump, words Leave a commentA very perceptive follower noticed at the bottom of the screen on Fox News a chyron read: “…in Mueller investigation deck tilted against Trump.” This is a congruent conflation of “deck is stacked” and “the scales (balance) are tilted”, both meaning that one side has gained advantage. You can’t tilt a deck of cards (unless you’re Penn Jillette). A shout out to Eagle-Eared, and in this case, Eagle-Eyed, Frank King for spotting this one.
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