Popular phrases / sayings you find inaccurate or just don't like

[SlowlyLosingWeight]

For me there are two main ones:

“There’s always somebody worse off than yourself”. Yes that may well be true Linda, but excuse me for not skipping joyfully from here to San Francisco because so and so’s Auntie’s, Sister’s, Godmother’s Cousin has got problems more depressing than mine. Don’t get me wrong I’m sorry for them but it doesn’t make me feel any better about my own shit. It isn’t a fucking competition.

“Money doesn’t make you happy”. There are absolutely things more important than money. Loved ones and health of course. But let’s be honest... I’d rather cry in a Lamborghini.

Cheap at half the price. Of course it is you fuckwits. You mean cheap at TWICE the price.

Cheap at half the price is correct.

It doesn't mean 'this would be cheap at half the price' it means 'cheap goods at half the price'

Any mention of percentages gives me the rage: ‘give it 110%’

THAT’S NOT POSSIBLE 😡😡

Oh dear. I say no worries, but only really when people are over grateful for me doing something that really wasn’t a hardship, or is my actual job.

Oh oh oh, this is the most annoying one ‘I’m not being funny but...’ is ALWAYS followed by the speaker being nasty/judging

Torn..no. People use the expression when they are marvelling at how well priced something is. Only 2.99 for that dish? Wow, cheap at TWICE the price!

On a roll now, it’s not a ‘hack’ it’s a ‘tip’ grrrr.

Magmatic - why is it not possible? it all depends what the 100% is measuring. If 100% is your normal level of effort, then surely it's conceivable that under pressure you could increase your effort beyond that?

Anyway, it's generally just a piece of hyperbole - why rage?

Also can't bear 'turned round and said.....'

I irrationally hate people saying ‘kicks in’ when they mean ‘comes into effect’ or ‘begins’ eg ‘entitlement to maternity pay kicks in at x months of employment’

It just puts me about, it sounds like trying to be cool or whatever, like it’s the sort of phrase you’d use about recreational drugs or a banging bass line, not pensions or legal stuff. Just stop it!!

Back in the day.Too vague to mean anything Makes me want to scream. Especially when people in their twenties use it. So, a couple of years ago then?

@Magmatic80: 110% and "hack" instead of "tip" drive me mad as well so I'll forgive you for "no worries"

@DadDadDad
100% mean all, everything, maximum capacity etc. If your normal effort is 100% then it is literally impossible to increase your effort. If you do increase your effort then you weren't giving 100%.
It's not hyperbole. It's nonsense. Aargh!!!!

% over 100 only make sense in terms of an increase eg if a loaf of bread costs a pound and after a price rise it costs £2.10 then the rise is £1.10 which is a 110% increase.

"We're pregnant" and referring to a bump or a baby as just bump or baby e.g. "I need new trousers to accommodate bump"

"I’m not being funny but...’ is the sister to "I'm not a racist but...." (an outrageously racist or xenophobic comment normally follows)

I hate the use of ‘cheeky’

Just going for a cheeky drink
Me and Hubble off on a cheeky date night

"Is he/she a good baby?"

... no at 5 week he has a very naughty streak

I hate "the two aren't mutually exclusive" because I can NEVER remember if that means you can have one without the other, or not 🤦🏼‍♀️

I also don't understand what "you hate good for those goose is good for the gander". Or maybe I hate it because someone once used it in here to try and justify why rape convictions were so low

Corporate ones are the best ...

• kick the tyres
• reach out
• touch base
• ping me an email

You can have ice cold water. Water can be 0 degrees and so can ice. When you heat ice up to make water, the latent heat melts the ice and the immediately melted ice is then water at 0 degrees

"politeness costs nothing". It does actually cost something. You would be better off saying "It will take some of your personal resources, if only patience, time, mental energy and social skills, to practise politeness; however, it is a good use of these resources and the cost to you is not a good reason not to bother".

In fact, if it literally cost nothing - if it was as easy to treat graciously an old lady getting a bit in the way in a queue as it would be to push in front of her, scowling - it would be worth less. The message you send by being polite is that you consider that person, by virtue simply of their humanity, to be worthy of some of your personal resources. And that is why it is the right thing to do.

"Be kind to yourself" is a misleading phrase that is supposed to make it sound easy to do. The mistake made is hearing "someone should be kind to you" - yes! why not? - when the person is equally saying "you should be kind to someone". If someone was saying "Be kind to the annoying grumpy antisocial neighbours next door" you would think that rather a tall order. For someone who is already struggling to be kind to themselves, their relationship with themselves might not be in good enough shape to see a way to be able to do this; and then they have something else to beat themselves up about failing at

‘No news is good news’ has always baffled me.
Does it mean ‘all news is bad’, which is kind of how I take it to mean.
Or does it mean ‘if you haven’t heard anything then don’t worry, if there was bad news you’ve had heard about it by now’. I think this is the correct meaning. But it winds me up. No, not hearing anything doesn’t reassure me that everything’s ok, it’s the opposite it makes me unvelievably anxious!

I hate, with a passion, "if you want to get there, I wouldn't start from here"

My counsellor was overfond

The meaninglessness of some Americanisms like I could care less and pissed instead of pissed off and stuff like "on accident" and deplane to mean disembark

Meaningless bullshit like

"At the end of the day"

"To be fair"

The use of literally as to mean it's direct opposite

Basically, then followed by a massive explanation

Go figure

Figure what out exactly?

Example:

Me 'he got off the bus at the wrong stop'

Wanker 'go figure'

No. Not go figure. None of that billy bullshit.

“Off my own back”. It is actually off my own bat.

“It takes a village”. Makes me want to scream each time I see it on here.