One of my fondest memories is my non- native German speaking mother sprinkling in German idioms with a mischievous look. Just to see if it works and making us laugh in the process
This might be cruel of me to admit, but I love malapropisms and mixing idioms and metaphors. I started saying 'we'll burn that bridge when we come to it' years ago and now I can't stop. It confuses students and others all the time.
I tend to really enjoy sporting idioms that are used frequently: level the playing field, par for the course, set the bar high, below the belt, out of my depth, thrown in at the deep end...
One of my fondest memories is my non- native German speaking mother sprinkling in German idioms with a mischievous look. Just to see if it works and making us laugh in the process
Did she always use them correctly, Atia? I muddle them up sometimes!
This might be cruel of me to admit, but I love malapropisms and mixing idioms and metaphors. I started saying 'we'll burn that bridge when we come to it' years ago and now I can't stop. It confuses students and others all the time.
I tend to really enjoy sporting idioms that are used frequently: level the playing field, par for the course, set the bar high, below the belt, out of my depth, thrown in at the deep end...