Fool me once. Misuse of idioms?

[FartoTheWise]

I wonder if anyone has butchered idioms more than George W. Bush Jr. Maybe me.

What are some weird ways you've misused idioms in the past?

[MyDigitalpoint]

I have always been the kind of person who is excessively worry about using idioms correctly whatever the language I'm using, so no, I could not say of any weird way I have used in the past or today.

[jodiann12]

I have learned that there are many misused idioms. Here are some of them:

Incorrect: "All intensive purposes"

Correct: "All intents and purposes"

Incorrect: "Tender loving care"

Correct: "Tender love and care"

Incorrect: "Wrecking havoc"

Correct: "Wreaking havoc"

Incorrect: "Free reign"

Correct: "Free rein"

Incorrect: "Chester drawers"

Correct: "Chest of drawers"

Incorrect: "I could care less"

Correct: "I couldn't care less"

Incorrect: "Use to"

Correct: "Used to"

Incorrect: "Suppose to"

Correct: "Supposed to"

[MyDigitalpoint]

True, there are some idioms that are often confused such as "Opposite to" rather that "Opposed to"

Very good example list Jordiann, just right now some other misused idioms are out of my mind.

[zambothegreat]

When I was wee lad, 6 or 7, I used to say something like "sumanagun" or "sumanab****" instead of "son of a gun/b****". I knew it was an insult, but I didn't know what it meant.

[wynnyfryd]

I had a friend who used to tell people that she couldn't have dairy products because she was "lactose AND tolerant." I think she finally figured out around age twelve that she was not, in fact, an open-minded milk sugar.

[Dame6089]

  On 10/28/2013 at 7:22 PM, jodiann12 said:

I have learned that there are many misused idioms. Here are some of them:

Incorrect: "All intensive purposes"

Correct: "All intents and purposes"

Incorrect: "Tender loving care"

Correct: "Tender love and care"

Incorrect: "Wrecking havoc"

Correct: "Wreaking havoc"

Incorrect: "Free reign"

Correct: "Free rein"

Incorrect: "Chester drawers"

Correct: "Chest of drawers"

Incorrect: "I could care less"

Correct: "I couldn't care less"

Incorrect: "Use to"

Correct: "Used to"

Incorrect: "Suppose to"

Correct: "Supposed to"

I always use these right except for one, "free rein". I get why it is "rein" and not "reign", but I always assumed it was "reign" because of kings and queens reigning.