Which commonly used phrases do you not like ?

"Skin in the game"

You are breaking the terms of your restraining order by being here

Can I get a pint of cider?

No worries...

How does that sit with you?

It is what it is...

With all due respect..

Think outside the box...

How long is a piece of string?

Moving forward....

The voiceover on the British Gas advert says "We're with you".  I have no idea why but that phrase makes me feel more violent.

See it.  Say it.  Sorted.

Oh do fck off!!!

"That's meat and drink to him"

At least 'cusp' seems to have  fallen out of use.

"There is a conversation to be had"
No there fecking well isn't, you're just being controversial

From the get go....you mean start.

"My Bad."

I have to admit to using a few of the above, but only a few mind

My pet hate is being called "Bruv"

'To be like' instead of 'to say'.

"And he was like, 'My bad.' And I was like, 'No worries, bruv.'"

"At the end of the day, when all is said and done."

The worst sporting one ,and I immediately write off the commentator /pundit when they spout this nonsense.

They are a knowledgeable crowd

Presumably there be some who are not , quite how these buffoons have calculated this factor I have no idea.

"the fact of the matter is" ..

Smashed it

"Your luck will change soon"
still waiting

"Was overvalued."
"Overdue correction."

When you employ a "Financial Adviser" you are paying for someone to be better than you, not a spineless bhull****.
After you have lost your money, they can all say "was overvalued" yet cannot find the balls ever to say "is overvalued".
Funny, innit?

"What did she have?"

"A little boy/girl"

Of course it's fecking little... it's a baby!

Listen for this one... EVERYONE says it.

"There you go".  In shops when presented with change and/or receipt, try responding "where?"   I'm never sure whether the looks I get are incredulity or sympathy

Lessons to be learned,

I'll take that on board …...meansi will totally ignore that

'Passing'.

'Passed away' was bad enough.

In this irreligious western world, whey do we still used carp like that.

People that start a sentence with the word "So."

I bet he/she's looking down on us.

"I'm not even gonna lie to you....."

"To be quite honest....."

"In actual fact....."

Et nescit locum tuum numquid gratiam , is the best one

Good call, raspberrybottom.

Not mine?

added bonus
free gift
general consensus
end product
close proximity
12 noon
revert back
first and foremost
conscious decision
old codger

They gave it 120%

thats true, but i am lazy and restrict meself to 100%. no wonder im useless

Crisp

For me it's Back in the day.

I'm in bits
I literally fell to pieces
Do you know what I mean?
Across the piece/piste
Can I help you, mate?

Anything that involves the word "Grammarly". Seriously, how much is that company spending on advertising? If I'm idly surfing youtube I can't move for freakin Grammarly adverts, every single day, 365 days a year. I've developed a genuine hatred for the company!

"To cut a long story short"

Yeah,no some of these really get on my tits

You must &&&&ing hate Spandau Ballet

"For your information..."

If your talking me who else is it going to be for.

Crashing out
Hard brexit
Extreme brexit
Chaotic brexit
Cliff edge
Uncertainty for business
Cake and eat it
Divorce bill
Peoples vote
Wasnt on the ballot paper
Didnt know what they were voting for
Cant get eggs back out of an omlette
Tailors make two measurements
Do a survey before you swap your house

And now the weather forecast where you are today

rather than your local weather forecast

Every sentence kids use today contains the either Literally or you know what i mean, drives me mad literally.

"It's a peaceful religion..."

One of the finest lies ever parroted by delusional Western politicians, clergy and media folk.

Every sentence kids use today contains the either Literally or you know what i mean, drives me mad literally.

And like, like!

Definitely seems to be the answer to every question lately.

"at the end of the day"

" At the end of the day "







It gets dark

Brexit means Brexit

So, she was saying ...

I kid you not...

Anyone calling me Boss.

actually..as in:

"She reversed into a Porsche"
"Did she actually?"

"he/she didn't?"

When being told what he or she did

People need educating = 1950s b movie plot

I sh1t you not....Now that really really bugs me.

I love the bones of you.....Now that bugs me more than I sh1t you not.

"A rolling stone gathers no moss" Usually uttered by my stone mason.

Fu** off do wah diddy I'm sick of your stupid idiotic posts

I don't only not like them they upset me and my nerves

Can I get a...???
Stay lucky bruv!!!
Fortune favours the brave!!! (No it doesn't, it favours the fortunate)

'Let me be clear' (I'm trying to defend the indefensible)
'We're working VERY hard' (not hard enough then..)
'Ordinary people' (I'm superior to you)

'I scored a hattrick but it's all about the points' (I don't care about the points, did you see me out there today!!!)
'We'll take the positives' (We got royally stuffed)

'Extreme right wing' 'Extreme left wing' (I don't agree with them so I'll demonise them rather than debate them)

Shouldn't get worried about words I suppose. At the end of the day it's all epidemic....

"having said that " annoys me ,"having said that ,i cant think why"

"Under the bus"

"Shut the door"

Things that youths now seem to say. Not even quite sure what the mean.

get them off.cheers.

sorry, I like that one. cheers. ^

Ordinary working families

REEAALLY

Whatever

Wevs.

My young right on HR director uses the awful saying "Snoozers are loosers" - she is the very worst type of mid thirties management that you wouldn't trust as far as you could throw her.

I think you ask her out for a drink after work minardi!

If she's a sort you need to jump in there, minardi

Snoozers are loosers mate

Breaking bombshell news

twenty four seven

"Are you on Facebook?"


NO!

"Soz...." and "Yeh, no....."

“He says it as it is” really annoys me.

My other half doesn't like 'totes amazeballs' so I try to use it once a day.

TO BE FAIR...TO BE HONEST ....(so what are you fecking being the rest of the time)

YOU KNOW YERSELF......(so what the feck are yer telling me again for ?)

IT IS WHAT IT IS .....( feck me thats a shock !)

That particular skill is not in my wheelhouse.

Really, mate, and where exactly is this effing wheelhouse of yours?

"When the fun stops stop"

It's on my Bucket List

"Our hearts go out to the families and friends of ....."   to be followed by name of Z-list celebrity that they've never met.

“You know best.”
Mrs Cert hates it.

Not really a phrase but it annoys me when you hear the names of a celebrity couple combined. I can only think of "Brangelina" but there are others.

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.  (Often followed by a self-congratulatory smug expression)

If all you have are lemons then all you can make is lemon juice, which is just as bitter as the lemons from whence it came.  To make lemonade, sugar is required.  If you're able to make lemonade then 'life' gave you sweetness, not just sourness, and therefore the original maxim doesn't apply.

huge press conference with top general in america
at 22 hundred hours we attempted to take out saddam hussein [any nutters name applies]
i want someone to shout out why are you attempting to take him out [to dinner a movie what] just kill the scumbag

"EVERYONE KNOWS I.." usually said by a sportsman/musician.   No they don't you self absorbed prick.

If all you have are lemons then all you can make is lemon juice, which is just as bitter as the lemons from whence it came.  To make lemonade, sugar is required.  If you're able to make lemonade then 'life' gave you sweetness, not just sourness, and therefore the original maxim doesn't apply.


I was once asked at a job interview if I had my own maxim.


I said no but I've got a copy of FHM in the car.