Phrases that make you cringe

[BitSilly]

'Creative juices' is awful.

You asked for phrases but I hate the use of the word lush

Or ‘let me be honest…’

Well that would be preferable to the opposite!

Such an ick
Such a vibe
You do you
Making memories
Living my/their best life
Referring to themselves as Boy mum

Indeed.

Yes I know a woman who does this. She talks about her kids as "my magic three", the whole family as her "Team Famalam Smith" and "Have the best day! Chapter 8 let’s do this Milo"

She also had a tiara with Wifey on it at her hen and advertises herself on Facebook as "Wifey".

Flesh it out 🤢

From newspapers
"Packing/packs on the PDA"
Showcasing as in "X showcases her cleavage..."

From mumsnet, when people are advised to deal with an errant Dh by "sitting him down" or "I'd sit him down and say.." it just grates me like you're some kind of school teacher or as if you can't talk standing up.

Agree, I absolutely hate it.

Say it with chest.

Yup I've been watching Love Island😁

Very Scouse that one!

I think Ruth Jones' character, Nessa, in "Gavin & Stacey" popularised that one.

Brekkie 🙄

People writing could of.... would of....

Which is in itself a rather "marmite" expression.
How well or ill educated can you tell someone is by the use of an expression?

This! Agreed

We could never be friends
I see another poster said it below. Breakie.

Whats with the infantalising (is that a word?) of words? Is it to be cute?

oh yes this makes me shriek, almost as much as "off of" which is even worse.

Yes, particularly when you just know it's about to be followed by a very disrespectful comment! 😕

Hubby! Arrggh hate it 😂

Wet lease - heard it in relation to airlines

Nigel, surely!

Yes, and that's quite a modern verbal tic because I've only noticed it in the last 15 - 20 years.

"Y'all"

Not my/your circus, not my/your monkeys - loathe this!

As a teacher I use folks - sounds less weird than ‘humans’ or ‘people’