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Chris -- 2025-05-10
mostly encountered on blog
about 113 google entries.
for
tarred and feathered
tarred with the same brush
bird of a feather flock together.
I kind of like the way it evokes an image of delicate tarring of like-minded people.
Cheers
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oops,
this is an “idiom blend” not an akern, err, eggcorn
sorry
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Welcome, eejit, and be assured that idiom-blends, collisions and close calls can find sanctuary here, though preferably in the ‘slips/innovations/reshapings’ section. Did I spot some difficulty with the term ‘eggcorn’? If so, you’re in good company – I know noone who wouold pronounce ‘acorn’ as ‘eggcorn’. I prefer to think of them as ‘breaths -of -the-hare’ or, if I’m feeling particularly disenchanted, ‘pus-jewels’.
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