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?

@ShotsFired - cashiers follow a script to make their work easier, because so many people do need prompts for every step of a simple transaction. They're not targeting you for special treatment.

Live. Laugh. Love - eurgh

'Any way shape or form' I can't stand it. Was a contributing factor to leaving my ex. I still cringe when I hear it

"Was like" meaning "I thought" or "I said". As in, "I was like, I don't want to go to your party."

'Gives me the rage' really annoys me!

'Going forward' wanky business speak that needs to go the fuck away!

Referring to lunch as dinner. I know it's regional but it does my head in when my MIL from bham tells my kids to eat their dinner, when it's clearly lunch. At LUNCH time!!!!

Keep your eyes peeled

I'm also crazy because I cannot look anyone in the eye if they say the word 'come' or 'came', it just makes me think of sex

The word "Nourishing". I can't explain why. I just hate it. That and "properties" when applied to the health benefits of food.

When people say 'Cant be asked' instead of arsed!!

And with halloween coming up, the amount of people I've read on fb call it 'trickle treat'!!!

The word "Nourishing". I can't explain why

I get this. Especially "nourishing yet tasty"

In fact tasty can fuck off.

And 'cook from scratch'.

....I think I'm basically in a bad mood and finding everything annoying!!

I cannot be doing with "polite notice.." and "gentle reminder..."

If you want to be polite or gentle just be polite or gentle if you have to tell us how you're behaving there's probably something wrong with your approach!!

I may be disproportionately pissed about this because someone I know who always does it is massively annoying and patronising with everything she does (think elderly lady who treats you like you're 19 when you're really 41!)

"I'm having a CHEEKY glass of wine"

"I'm having a CHEEKY bar of chocolate"

Really?

Using the word ‘actual’ in a sentence when it’s not needed.
“ I am actual starving right now”
No, you’re hungry.
‘Literally’ when they mean metaphorically.
“That’s so funny, I’m literally in stitches”
Really? Show me your stitches.

• Exact Same
• Chuffed to Bits
• Textbook Baby

I loathe them all. 😫😫😫

There's one more...but I can't think of it right now.

The word "Swanky". As in, "we went to a swanky hotel".

It is what it is 

@mrpoopybutthole - the dictionary definition of literally was, literally, changed a few years ago. You're now quite ok to say 'your head literally burst' unless you are using the old correct definition.

“Want gone” and “Need gone” wind me up. Awful.

“Smacks of”

e.g this just smacks of sheer jealousy

Eugh!

"Living my best life"
"Making memories"
"our breastfeeding journey"

Cringe

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

I HATE that with a passion.

The other thing I hate on here is the one word sentences

Police. Now.

Type of thing

“The boy” when referring to BF. I might just be a bitter Singleton though!

Yourself/Myself makes me cringe “and you had a phone call with myself and yourself said to myself” 🤮

"Ping me an email" PING OFF!

"I've sent you an email" Well, when I've read it I will respond!

In one of the fb groups I follow, some people refer to their children as "crotchfruit."

It makes me cringe every time I read it.