Phrases you can't stand for no apparent reason

[Thisnamechanger]

I know this comes up fairly often but I feel like we've not had one for a while...

My top ones at present:

Cutesy/cosy phrases used about adults e.g. (spotted on MN) "why were they in the garden at 2am anyway? Surely they'd be tucked up in bed and fast asleep."

Being 'helped to' re. food/drink. e.g. "she helped herself to the last of the champagne"

"tucking in" re. food.

Tabloid favourite here "tipping the scale at".

What makes your brain itch?

Ducks. In. A. Row. 🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆

I hate the word "smash" when used in a political context, e.g. smash the patriarchy, smash capitalism etc. There's something really irritating about it. I do support feminism but I just don't like the phrase.

Nom nom

'Keep them coming'.

cheeky - fucking hate it

There's something really irritating about it. I do support feminism but I just don't like the phrase.

Reminds me of all the rhetoric around cancer. Don't get me wrong I know it's for a good cause but coming from a very cancerous family and recently losing my mother, people bouncing around in pink shouting 'cancer we're coming for you!' made me feel odd.

Ditto all the 'battle' 'fighting' vocab - my Mum hated that. She saw it as a roll of the dice, not something you can stratagise for or get better will effort. She famously said 'if one more person refers to my cancer and being on a journey I'm going to punch them'

PJs.

Always "PJs". Never pyjamas or nightwear or old t-shirt you wear in bed.

Always, Fucking. "PJs"

It just feels so smarmy and smug now. I am getting annoyed just seeing it there.

"Living my best life"

"This guy"

"So this happened"

Same goes for "supper" but that ones gets a special mention when people act like they actually use it in real life.

"So this happened"

Argggghhhh!

Someone on a sales call yesterday opened with:

"So my name is Joe and I'm just giving yourself a quick call today to bla bla bla..."

VOM.

No? at the end of a statement, "It's enjoyable to pick one's nose, no?"

The whole "Reader, I married him" etc. Drives me crazy!

"On a daily basis" - why not "every day?

Why does it irritate me so? - I do not know.

Thoughts?

At the end of a statement, I can’t even describe how wound up that gets me.

''Friendship group''

For free.
It's either free or it's not free.

"Lets touch base" 😫 hate hate hate hate that phrase so much and it's always used in work places

I’ve got no idea why, but the use of ‘sadly’ or ‘gently’ really pisses me off.

“I gently explained...”
“Sadly it’s not my place to comment...”

Not necessary. And annoying.

"So, here's a thing...."

(On the phone) "Bear with me"

"Reaching out" to people

Referring to your children as "munchkins"

"Are you ok?" While waiting for assistance in a queue ....

I could go on and on....

It’s not a phrase, but the word womb. I hate it. I hate everything about it. It’s a uterus. 😡😡😡

"Bear with me"
"At the end of the day"

Choc

"I'm a veggie"
No, you're a vegetarian.

"I'm going to go ahead and........"

Going out with/meeting "the girls".

Moving forward 🙄

In one conversation with a dear friend yesterday, talking about her work, she used the phrases "thought leader", "taking ownership", "influencer" and "brought the issue into my line of sight". All non-ironically. She also uses the term "ladyboss".

When she's not talking about work stuff she's totally normal!