Finding a doctor on the weekend is kind of touch or miss
Posted: May 22, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: expressions, hit or miss, humor, language, malaphor, malaphors, touch and go, words Leave a commentThis perfectly formed malaphor was uttered by a hospital nurse. It is a mash up of “hit or miss” (at random, haphazardly) and “touch and go” (chancy). Touching is just a mild form of hitting so I can see where the speaker became confused. The two phrases also describe a thing likely not to occur. Thanks to Deb Mande for hearing this one and sending it in!
It was nip and go
Posted: November 2, 2012 Filed under: ACTION | Tags: blended idioms, express plastic surgery, expressions, malaphors, mixed idioms, nip and tuck, touch and go, words Leave a commentThis is a wonderful blend of “nip and tuck” (close race) and “touch and go” (dangerous or uncertain). It evokes a race that is close and the outcome uncertain, perhaps like the current presidential race. Then again, it could be describing an express plastic surgery center. I can see it now: “Excess body fat removed in 5 minutes!! Visit your neighborhood Nip and Go Center TODAY!”
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