Phrases that make you cringe

[BitSilly]

'Creative juices' is awful.

I say breakfast, dinner & tea! (Don't know if it's a Scottish thing?)

Oh God, I'm not a dick, of course I wouldn't say that. I might inwardly cringe but I wouldn't tell them that, especially when their beloved pet has died! It's just a phrase that gives me the shudders

littles( referring to children) and cuteness overload

I haven't ever heard that last one @Chlo33 'Now we're cooking on gas.'

When do people say that?

Fair enough. 😆 You're entitled to be annoyed by it. I still think it's sweet though. 🐶🐱 😄

Ooh it's iconic 😓
Blue sky thinking
Low hanging fruit
Moving forward
Lessons have been learnt
Robust approach
Girly night out
Warning issued to homeowners (usually clickbait or something similarly inane)

“I’m not being funny”
”It’s like”
“Can I get”.,,,
“It’s not that deep”

Most of these annoy me too. But I do like 'boils my piss' 😆

Using the phrase “It’s giving…….” but then missing out the word “vibes” at the end.

I hate this too. When did this start?! First time I heard it was on Big Brother in 2024 I think - the Civilian one. The one with the posh girl from Shrewsbury who was married to a Mayor.

Jump on a call. Why jump?

Have you heard of this one @Zov

😂

Side hustle and staycation. I especially hate staycation when people go away overnight. Surely staycation means staying home! When I was young you either went on holiday or day trips.

I’m sort of with you there, Zov. It seems awfully blunt to say “they’re dead”
I also don’t like the expression “put down”. with regards to family pets, it seems brutal. I much prefer “put to sleep” We’ve just lost our gorgeous Ddog and I’m a bit sensitive at the moment…

Thank you @JeffLynnsGuitar 😃 Each to their own, but yes, I think it helps people to deal with the grief of losing a pet to say they went over the Rainbow Bridge. And yeah 'put down' sounds grim. 'Put to sleep' is better. But I still prefer over the Rainbow Bridge.

I'm so sorry to hear about you losing your lovely dog. 💞

LOL no! 😆 Why is the 'Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, and the wee donkey' guy there? What's this about? 😬

😂

Those 2 bug me too!

"The proof is in the pudding". NO, IT ISN'T! I always want to scream.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Dammit.

I'm loving all the comments on this thread.

I think responders must all (like me) be fans of BBCRadio4's wonderful & long-running comedy series, "Ed Reardon's Week". If you haven't - do.

@BitSilly and @Chlo33 I googled, and both those sayings just mean we're doing well and things are going to plan. ('Cooking on gas' and 'sucking diesel.') WTF? 😆

It's one of his famous lines, or a "Tedism" if you will... 😂

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/line-of-duty/ted-hastings-line-of-duty-quotes-b1838811.html

(Hope link works, I can't do those fancy links!)

Fortunately unlikely to happen with our current monarch (is that treason) but I hated the expression "Platty Jubes" for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Staycation bugs me too. It means staying at home and doing day trips, not a UK holiday!

@dynamiccactus I saw that on a MN thread once, and couldn't for the life of me work out what it was 😅

Im from Derbyshire and it's breakfast, dinner and tea here.

I'm glad I'm not the only one. It's ridiculously overused.

Comfort break.

Hit the ground running - admittedly I've not heard this cliche for years, but it makes me cringe.
We are one big family here - I've not come to work for a family, I've come to earn money, and it usually means there's more backbiting that a mosquito at the height of summer!

I think these are regional.