| ▲ | nothrabannosir 7 hours ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clear meaning: yes. But idiomatic? I have to protest XD Could care less has indeed left the barn by now and I could care less (as you can tell) but mixing up understate and overstate? I hope we’re in time to stop this horse. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | soulofmischief 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
I agree and I'm glad I was corrected. I think we lost the plot once "unloosen" and "loosen" started meaning the same thing: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/unloosen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | dredmorbius 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
We can take the horse that's fled the now-closed barn door to water, but can we make it think? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | stavros 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Idiomatic" is idiomatic usage for "wrong". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||