This is not coming out of whole cloth

Posted: January 22, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Willie Geist on MSNBC’s Morning Joe said this one, discussing Lev Parnas’ statements to Rachel Maddow.  It is a nice congruent conflation of “coming out of left field” and ” made out of whole cloth”, both meaning something utterly false or fictional.  “Out of” is in both phrases, contributing to the mixup.  A tip of the hat to Donna Calvert who heard this one and immediately contacted Malaphor Central.

You’re just rubbing sand in it

Posted: March 27, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: rub, salt, sand | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I heard this one by Willie Geist on the Today show.  He meant to say “you’re just rubbing salt in the wound” as he was explaining that the person’s actions were making the situation worse.  As for the other expression, not sure but certainly sand is abrasive and can hurt if in a wound.  It also conjures up in my mind the guy kicking sand in the other’s face, aggravating the situation.