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this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2025
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Folk idioms that contradict each other are my favourite. For example, "the cream rises to the top" vs. "it's not what you know, it's who you know".
I like to try and combine these to see what kind of reactions I get.
The cream rises to who you know.
The squeaky wheel gets hammered down.
He who laughs last, comes around.
Great minds killed the cat!
I like saying "we'll burn that bridge when we come to it".
Most people don't catch it.
there's actually aword for this type of mixed idiom: malaphor
"The squeaky wheel gets the grease"
"The nail that sticks out gets hammered down."
Good call, I'll start looking out for these!