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 ?!

"Gifting"

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Haven't had time to RTFT so someone has probably had 'making difficult decisions.'

Yes, I am looking at you David Cameron/previous senior manager. I am sure you have considered your decisions carefully but the people who it is REALLY difficult for are the ones you are taking benefits from/the ones you are making redundant. So don't try to steal their pain as well as their livelihoods...

Misspotty you reminded me of another one to do with politicians.

Why do they say "we need to have a grown up conversation about [such and such an issue]" I mean what other type of conversation were you planning to have?

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Any management speak - low hanging fruit is a new one for me!
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Ugh, 'gifting'. Also 're-gifting'

People who have lived all their lives in this country suddenly using Americanisms: gift, store, dessert etc.

WTAF does 'low hanging fruit' mean?

'Gifting' bleugh

Daisy To be fair, there doesn't appear to be much grown-up conversation going on during Prime Minister's Questions

People going into cafes and saying 'can I get a cappuccino'

'Low-hanging fruit' always makes me think of udders. Or testicles.

Swit-swoo or variations thereof

"She wasn't right.... in herself"

as opposed to?

'I went to the supermarket and I brought some bananas.' No you didn't, you BOUGHT some fookin bananas

'low hanging fruit' is idiotic management speak for 'easily achievable targets'.

"Low hanging fruit" makes me think of bollocks. In every sense of the word.

Preggo, preggers, up the duff... Hideous.

softplay makes me think of soft porn/ foreplay

low hanging fruit definitely sounds like big pendulous balls

and touch base sounds like inappropriate touching

Many that have already been mentioned. Plus:

'It'll be in the last place you look.' Of course it will; I don't generally keep looking for something after I've found it!

'At the end of the day...' Although, that one seems to have gone out of fashion a little.

When people spell 'gorgeous' 'gawjuss'. Why??

Where did all the colleagues go ? Have all of them been reached by c-workers ?

Sorry, that should be co-workers.

Gifted instead of given. As in 'this was gifted to me.'

I've just noticed that it annoys other people. As does not reading the thread .

So glad that I'm not alone though.

"At no cost to yourselves"

It makes me shudder.

'I'm a private person'.

'I am a special little snowflake' , more like.

Everyone except the Kardashians has a private life they don't want to share with the whole world.