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What idiom did you initially misunderstand, but you prefer your interpretation? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Mine is tow the line rather than toe the line.

I imagine someone as a tugboat--towing the line of what is expected. I like that imagery better than keeping a foot on some fucking line. Plus using toe as a verb is dumb.

What are yours?

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[–] 2 points 4 months ago

Though not an idiom, mine was thinking for years that "QFT" meant "quite fucking true". Probably thought it for so long because it works (it means/meant "quoted for truth"--it was super common in WoW's heyday, though I haven't seen it in a while now).

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