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When examined, or just because it's weird on its own.

Example: Beat a dead horse

You whip a horse to go faster
It dies from being whipped too much
You still want the horse to go faster
You continue to whip it

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[-] Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee 19 points 6 days ago

"Quitting cold turkey" - I never actually thought about this one, but apparently it's directly related to addiction (which seems kind of obvious now that I do think about it). When you quit an addiction abruptly, you sometimes get that cold goosebump skin like a cold turkey.

[-] Blaiz0r@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago

Goosebumps like from a goose? Why isn't it called 'going cold goose' then?

[-] Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

I don't know, but it just doesn't roll off the tongue the way "cold turkey" does.

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