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?

Also, some people can’t just go to A&E or the GP - they have to ‘present’ with whatever ails them to get (and this is another which annoys me) a ‘dx’.

Blue lighted. As in 'I was blue-lighted to hospital'.

Oh and describing anywhere as a “space” .... it’s a fucking room!

Space 😂😂😂

Journey. Why does everything have to be a fucking journey?

I don't mind colloquialisms nor figures of speech.
However, I've started to become really annoyed at a few grammatically incorrect sentences such as;
'I was real good'
'It was actual amazing'
'There is some serious good runners'

"Terribly common", is just so smug.

I agree.

An item of clothing described as “a piece”.

Who uses the word “common” in that sense, any more?

Common has been replaced by chav

It’s used often on here just to let others know they are of a superior standing in society than some

It actually suggests the opposite.

Ohh medical ones yes agree

"Script" instead of prescription
"blue-lighted"

You got this.
So here's the thing.
I smashed it.
It is what it is.

I am guilty of medical ones as I use them
at work, I do agree it looks twatty outside of medical notes.

this too shall pass it’s trite and shite phrase and isn’t a universal panacea
bubbly to describe unidentifiable fizzy alcohol...glass of bubbly on arrival
your house,your rules err no you can’t act like a tyrant just cause it’s your own gaff
making memories wet boak. A kids party at a staph infested soft play isn’t memorable

Go figure.

I feel sad every time I hear the grammatically incorrect use of the word 'of'.
I would of, we could of, he should of - aaah! What happened to the verb 'have'?
I would have, we could have, etc etc.
and 'off of'! He bought it off of... no, no, no he did not, he bought it FROM!..

An item of clothing described as “a piece”.

I hate it when art is also described in this way, it's not a 'piece'. Its a painting, or a sculpture, or a fucking print that is one of five million sold every year in fucking Ikea.

"Paired with"

Sourced

I'm on a few home decor groups on FB. I can't stand when people post "May I ask where you sourced your ... it's such an amazing piece" it just sounds so nobby.

I cannot stand 'meds' it seems to be mostly used by over dramatic twits who always 'end up in A&E' (when they decided to go there themselves), the type to check in for attention.

"needs gone"

Usually on some Facebook selling ad. It doesnt even make sense

‘So excited for my new car!’ etc

When I was young, people were excited ‘for’ other people. ‘I’m so excited for you!’. If you were looking forward to your holiday then you’d say ‘I’m so excited about my new!’

When did this change? I hate it.

'Direction of travel' which means in our office that X has set up a meeting to set out the direction of travel for a mystery project we know nothing about in the first place.

Memo to mansplainer direction of travel man X would be to ask him to describe the project in the first place, invite everyone, stop being so secretive and then use the right words.
Its a project, not a car.