Root expressions:
“Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.”
“His bark is worse than his bite. ”
“Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.”
“His bark is worse than his bite. ”
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| How about "his bark is worse than the bathwater"? Either way, I'm not sure where this falls in terms of congruency. It's incongruent, but the link between the roots is weak. I guess there's the "B" alliteration in both... And maybe there are situations where the conflation is the perfect thing to say. William, 8/18/09 |
Michelle Spencer, 8/18/09 |
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