[Lexicog] Invariant Phases vs. " Kicked the proverbial bucket"

[David Tuggy]

Succumb to the temptation.

--David Tuggy

fieldworks_support at sil.org wrote:
> I'm tempted to suggest that invariancy is a matter of degree.
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> But also it can be a humorous use of language to vary an invariant phrase.
> Should a lexicographer include all possible humorous uses of words? In my
> opinion, not unless he was attempting something the scope of the OED.
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