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?

Cheeky anything- why, why is cheeky?
You are a grown up who can choose a prosecco/gin/nados/take away any time you want to. Far from being delightfully cheeky, no one cares.
Yes!!!

In fact anything about gin or prosecco or the need to drink wine.

It is not wine o clock.
It is not wine Wednesday.
Money can't buy you happiness but it can buy you prosecco
You don't need a t shirt saying "Gym?!? Oh I thought you said GIN!" it's not fucking funny or witty or original and if whiskey mixed with bovril was the next cool drink you've get a notebook with a different twee alcohol phrase on it

Add to that "go sober for october", "dry January" and other booze gimmicks. If you can't go 30 days without a drink you've got an alcohol problem mate.

'And just like that...', it's not 'and just like that' though is it?

'And just like that he is 6' - no!
'And just like that it's their first day of school' - no!

#makingmemories
#feelingblessed
It is what it is
Yous as third person plural. Very common in the west of Scotland when I'm from.

I keep reading on posts "I personally" or "Personally I"!! Tautology. Really annoying.

Did I ask you to boil the ocean?
What does that phrase mean?

My pet hate is using disinterested rather than uninterested.
However I think that battle is lost.

@rainbowtrain yep although people mean well sometimes you just don’t want to be told to “look on the bright side”! & thank you

Holibobs
Hubby
Wifey

Argh!!!!

I hate, ‘You’ve got this’ and other adults referring to a mother as ‘mama’.
Even worse when you put them together: ‘You’ve got this, mama’ Vom.

perch personally I don't mind those posts.

Me and my faves are going to get our comfies on and have some munchies, nomnom

'That'll learn ya' 

#blessed

Ugh!

"yourself" used inappropriately instead of "you", drives me bonkers. The women at work says it at least 5 times in a sentence (usually when she's giving me some kind of stark health and safety warning about a non-existent risk)

"Hey ho". Can't stand hearing it, seeing it written down makes me murderously angry.

"Lets touch base" - instant dislike to anyone who uses such a phrase. Let's fucking not, you tosspot.

OH hates:

"Sure as eggs is eggs" and "Early doors"

So whenever I hear those when we're out together, I end up giggling. His discomfort is quite obvious 😂😂😂

Virtue Signalling is such a cynical, mean-spirited expression. I think it always says more about the person using it than the person it’s used against.

A lot of the ones already said had me cringing as I read them.

Another one I hate is
'Totes rand.' Particularly when said with a showing off tone.

Please just say 'Totally random.'

"filmed in front of a live studio audience"....is the alternative to film in front of a dead studio audience?

I hate DP, DH, DS, DBloodyEverything. I particularly hate the ones that would autocorrect, such as DDog (ffs) which would change automatically to dog and then the poster changes it back again. Drives me nuts. DNeighbour. Argh.

‘Whet your whistle’

My nan used to say it but she was forgiven for being old, if DH says it he gets told off for being old before his years 😄

I can't be doing with this weird omitting of "to be" from phases, so "need to be fixed" becomes "needs fixed". I've seen it loads on here recently and I'll confess I've no idea if it's regional or something but it infuriates me

"I picked up" instead of "I bought".

Agree with PPs who mentioned phrases starting with an unnecessary "so" - the contestants on Pointless are the worst for this!!

Totes rand. For fuck sake, just no!

'We're pregnant'
'Fancy a cuppa?'
'Work hard play harder'

Steady away