Root expressions:
“Off the booze”
“On the wagon”
“Off the booze”
“On the wagon”
Comments: |
| Sure, it's *an* idiom. Just not much of one, so there's no evocative imagery. William, 7/19/10 |
| Didn't know the Seinfeld reference, I like it.
As for the first root not being an idiom, I'd have to say "quite the contraire" (I know, weak): you wouldn't literally be on or off the booze, no? David, 7/18/10 |
| The reversal agrees with Seinfeld's on/off wagon observations. The booze is on the wagon, so if you're off, you're sober. The only beef I have to pick with you on this is that the first root isn't really much of an idiom. William, 7/16/10 |
| Nothing special, but a nice meaning reversal. David, 7/16/10 |
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