Phrases/sayings that irrationally annoy the life out of you

[Candycoco]

I cannot stand it when someone is asking about what to use in a certain situation, and people say "... [Such and such] is your friend" argh I hate that!

Or when people describe something as their "go-to" product .

Don't know why but I just hate those phrases! Anyone else ?!

Service user, gives me the complete rage!

'Yummy mummy'
'Narrative'
'With a twist of'
'At the end of the day'

It's funny that "poorly" is a word that a lot of people don't like. I remember the first time I heard it used was by a teacher when i was in the infants as we didn't use it at home and even at that age I remember cringing at the word.

"Panties" is another very cringemaking word.

'fandabbydozy' - arrrrrgh!! (not a phrase i know)

'It is what it is' - well, yes, thank you Mr/Mrs Obvious

'Managing expectations' - can't quite find the words for why i loathe that so much, it just does.

'You've made your bed, now you have to lie in it' -no you bloody don't, you can make it again til its comfy.

'Life is shit and it's all your fault' - a favourite of my manager at work, just grrrrr

'Pan Fried' - how the hell else do you fry something??

'Just playing devil's advocate' - as soon as i see that i stop reading as usually it translates to 'i'm about to be a massive, vicim blaming shit stirrer, oh, and i haven't read the thread properly'

'Playing devil's advocate ' is awful Bibi!
I also hate 'at the end of the day' and 'to be fair'
I have twin DS's and people calling them 'double trouble' bugged me.

'Awesome' is also irritating particularly when it's me that said it!

Food can be fried in a pan or a deep fat fryer.

"time is a healer" um yeah, perhaps if you're morning the death of your pet ant rather than a parent.

Inbox me. NO it's email me!!!!

Also, the following Daily Mailisms give me the rage:
'Ready to pop'- to describe anyone over 3 months pregnant. Pregnant women aren't balloons! Just offensive really.
'love nest' - wtf?
'Flashes her pins/flaunts her curves' - errr no, she's just wearing a dress and walking down the street.

ovaryhill It's true, though, the customer (presumably on the other end of the phone line?) CAN hear a smile.

If you don't believe it, try it as an experiment.

I thought of another one and this really is irrational.

People who say "Billy No-Mates." I first heard it said as "Nigel No-Mates" which is apparently more common in Australia (I'm not from Australia, but heard it on an Australian TV programme). I thought it was a very funny expression and liked the alliteration. But why Billy? If you're going to choose a name that doesn't begin with N it could be anything, so why aren't people just as likely to go around saying John or Ed or Kieran No-Mates?

Or a girl's name, for that matter?

"Touch base"

"time is a healer"

Not when you've been given 6 months to live it isn't!

'Pan Fried' - how the hell else do you fry something??

In a deep fat frier? Pan fried means cooked in a pan rather than dipped in a vat of boiling oil. :)

"Aw bless!"

'eponymous' Arrgghhh pompous twattism, just typing it made me grit my teeth.

yes to 'Aw bless' - patronising dressed up as nice.

'Set the table' - it's 'lay the table' and something about set makes me twitch

I hate 'eponymous' too *MoJangled.

I once read: 'the third, and possibly final part in the trilogy...' by someone who liked to use 'eponymous'.

I also hate 'plating up'. Unless you work in some Masterchef place it's 'dishing up the dinner'.

Also 'school run' as opposed to 'taking the children to school' and 'cohort' instead of 'children in my child's year'.

There is often advice to 'Just sit DH down and tell him blah blah' sit him down? Really? Is he 4?

What's the issue with eponymous? That's not a saying or a phrase, just a regular word? Am I missing something?

"Passed away" instead of "died" - I've even seen newspapers use this phrase when someone has met a violent death.

Whatnot

How's you

Meh

It's all good.

I hate the term "loved ones'. Just grates on me for some reason.

24/7. Hate it. Just say all the time.