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The phrase ' not a hill to die on'

106 replies

easylemonsqueezy · 21/01/2025 18:39

Makes me want to punch a wall.
That is all.

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JustMyView13 · 21/01/2025 19:28

SoScarletItWas · 21/01/2025 19:24

I have been known to Flip similarly and say ‘Well this is my circus and these are absolutely my monkeys’ 🤣🤣

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I’m stealing that! 🤣🤣

BebbanburgIsMine · 21/01/2025 19:28

I haven't seen it anywhere except Mumsnet.

I absolutely loathe it,

Any variation of "host, hosted, hosting" is another one I can't stand.

SoScarletItWas · 21/01/2025 19:24

JustMyView13 · 21/01/2025 19:05

I like it!
And I’ll flip it too - ‘and I am prepared to die on that hill’

I have been known to Flip similarly and say ‘Well this is my circus and these are absolutely my monkeys’ 🤣🤣

willowbrookmanor · 21/01/2025 19:21

I love it!

And when I say it, my kids know, I mean business with whatever it is in relation too! 😂

Youhaveyourhandsfull · 21/01/2025 19:17

I like it as people us it to mean two different things depending on if it's not a hill you'd be prepared to die on, or if it absolutely is a hill you'd be prepared to die on. Not many idioms work that way.

Funkyslippers · 21/01/2025 19:08

I'd never heard it in all of my 51 years until 6 months ago, on MN. I've since heard it around 3 times, also on MN. I don't mind it

JustMyView13 · 21/01/2025 19:05

I like it!
And I’ll flip it too - ‘and I am prepared to die on that hill’

Thewalrusandthecarpenter · 21/01/2025 19:05

I like it. It's similar to choosing your battles.

Tryingtokeepgoing · 21/01/2025 18:59

I hate the phrase ‘punch a wall’ , but it’s not a hill I’m willing to die on…

BBQPete · 21/01/2025 18:57

Why don't you like it OP ?

I think it's quite a useful phrase.

BBQPete · 21/01/2025 18:56

Menopants · 21/01/2025 18:42

It's not a hilll to die on

Grin
GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 21/01/2025 18:49

It’s one of those expressions I have no strong feelings about either way.

Topseyt123 · 21/01/2025 18:49

I think it's a lovely way of putting things. It's very clear what is meant too.

Is this a hill you really wish to die on? 😉

shortoedtreecreeper · 21/01/2025 18:48

I thought it was used quite a lot?

Flustration · 21/01/2025 18:48

TheGhostOfTheYearYetToCome · 21/01/2025 18:46

I like it, and in life it is really important to consider what really is, and isn't, worth fighting for.

Yes, I also agree with this

maudelovesharold · 21/01/2025 18:48

How about ‘don’t sweat the small stuff’?

RobinHumphries · 21/01/2025 18:48

I like it

luckylavender · 21/01/2025 18:47

I like it

FoxtonFoxton · 21/01/2025 18:47

Really like it.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 21/01/2025 18:47

TheGhostOfTheYearYetToCome · 21/01/2025 18:46

I like it, and in life it is really important to consider what really is, and isn't, worth fighting for.

I agree.

TheGhostOfTheYearYetToCome · 21/01/2025 18:46

I like it, and in life it is really important to consider what really is, and isn't, worth fighting for.

Tomatotater · 21/01/2025 18:46

I like it.

SoScarletItWas · 21/01/2025 18:45

I don’t mind it. Better than the alternatives:

I'm not going to die in a ditch over it
or
I’m not getting bent out of shape over it

cariadlet · 21/01/2025 18:45

I like it too.

I haven't listened to the Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo podcast for ages so I don't know if they're still doing this but at one time, they had a great little feature about The Smallest Hill I'm Prepared To Die On. That was always worth a listen.

Letstheriveranswer · 21/01/2025 18:43

Is that really the hill you want to die on?

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