Q&complAints #504 : Idioms

What idiom should never be used?

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. . .here are my thoughts.

What idiom should never be used?

Watching Fast X, I was struck with one question: how are none of the franchise’s 11 films rated R?!  (Don’t forget Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.)  Lots of people are shot dead, die in fiery crashes, fall from great heights, or meet their makers via any number of other high-impact scenarios.  That is, unless you’re a major character—the physics of gravity and ballistics don’t seem to apply to them.  These films squeak into PG-13 since brains are never shown splattered on a car’s windshield, and bodies never lay in puddles of blood on the street.  Grossing $7 billion might also give the franchise that little extra sway needed to get whatever rating they desire.  The F&F movies remind me of a company after it goes public.  Stockholders demand their investment outperform last quarter’s earnings.  Similarly, viewers require more over-the-top action, lest they stop parting with their hard-earned cash.  I think it’s high time the Happy Days-inspired idiom “Jump the Shark” is retired.  Instead, next time you’re deathly bored enough to begin a conversation about singing contests, I suggest this phrasing: 

The Masked Singer was when vocal competitions really ‘Fast & Furioused.’” 


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