Saying that grate on you... Lighthearted

[CynthiaRothrock]

Lighthearted subject, What innocent sayings really grate on you? Mine is "grown ass/arse".
My sil says it all the time and it is like nails down a blackboard everytime I hear it! I don't know why. It's usually said after unsolicited advice from mil etc. She will say "I'm a grown arse woman, I don't need her to tell me how to....." or "he is a grown arse man he should....." (usually said about her ex)
I've noticed it pop up on a few threads recently too. It is obviously not affecting my life in anyway, I just cringe when I hear it! So it got me thinking, what saying annoy you?

[gillybombilly]

Bonkers
On a journey
My rock

[Mochudubh]

Reached out instead of contacted or spoke to. (That one boils my piss, sorry, lol)
Doubled down. What does that even mean? insisted?
Drill down. Examine?

[SnugglySnerd]

Red flag and ducks in a row irritate me. I only ever see them on here though.
At work I am fed up with people flagging things up!

[MenaiMna]

When someone I don't know well says "to be honest with you" I expect them to be dishonest generally and start watching out for duplicity. Same with "not gonna lie" - someone's about to start telling porkies!

[Riapia]

“There’s always somebody worse off.”
Oh, and that’s supposed to have me turning cart wheels is it.
Twats.

“It’ll be here before you know it.”
No it fucking won’t.

[LadyLaSnack]

'What's for you won't go by you'

untrue + unhelpful sentiment

[DilemmaADay]

Hubby -
No is a complete sentence - MN phrase
Sorry, that wont work for us - phrase I only hear on here
It is what it is - sounds dismissive
You do you - just three words thrown together that are meant to sound woke but just sound stupid
Woke.

[Fizbosshoes]

A work colleague always uses " to cut a long story short...." but then witters on for bloody ages. I'm glad weve only been subjected to the abridged version, god knows how long he would take to tell the whole story!!

[MostlyAmbridgeandcoffee]

Doing everything ‘at pace’ which is apparently how everything government-y / coronavirus is done

[romeolovedjulliet]

call some out - you pointed something out /challenged them ?
red flag - right, we are all socialists now
fell about laughing - so stupid it can't be real.
i died laughing - so you're a zombie / ghost now, that's an interesting thought.
pmsl - ookaay, that's really something to say in public, try tena pads they're very good.
family crown jewels - has to be the no.1 most hated boak making expressions on this planet. refering to someone's bollocks and dick -urgh !
that's it i've lost the will to live now.

[OoohTheStatsDontLie]

It is what it is...complete waste of words

[lazyarse123]

Ducks in a row
Blue sky thinking
Going forward
I'm sure there's lots more but i can't think at the minute.

[LadyJaye]

'Game-changer' is my current irritant.

Brings out my inner Inigo Montoya - 'that word you keep using, I do not think it means what you think it means...'.

[vanillandhoney]

"Get your ducks in a row"
"When I was your age"

[MsMiaWallace]

"I'm not being funny but....."

"I'm not racist/homophobic/..... my friend is ..... but......"

[LondonStone]

“So, I did a thing...” Usually means they’ve written an article for Vice or are holding house keys
“The boy / this one” Just gross

[CynthiaRothrock]

So many good ones!
I forgot, I overheard two young women in the shop the other day, one of them used the phrase "lol" in response to her friend. 1)What her friend said was not funny
2)she did not actually laugh... Just said the word lol.

[TeenyTinyDustinHoffman]

"Everything happens for a reason."
Well, yes, everything that happens does so because something else happened. Cause and effect.
But, you met that man you really fancy because the train was delayed and you happened to sit next to one another on the bus replacement service, NOT because the powers that be are urging you towards your soulmate (frankly annoying bearded IT consultant).

[pingu777]

Along the same lines as "cheeky", and 100% irrational but things being referred to as lovely.
Get yourself and lovely dinner, we have a lovely weekend to look forwards to.

Oh and anything that refers to me as "your (insert word here) self".
How are things with your lovely self?

Gives me the rage. So so irrational

[Izzabellasasperella]

"mutton dressed as lamb" Women are not sheep and I believe they can wear what they want at whatever age. Also there is no male equivalent, so bloody sexist too.

[TheVanguardSix]

Always someone worse off than you... which translates as 'I am setting the moral bar to Legs Blown Off In Aleppo height for you'.

"Ping me." Makes me want to swallow my tongue.

As per... it just sounds as wanky as it is.

After darkness comes the light... yeah well, more shit seems to hit the fan in the daytime, so darkness works for me. I can sleep through it.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
I can confirm it does not.

All good things come to those who wait. And other lies.

[MaisyMary77]

My MIL always says “Awwwwww he didn’t ask to be born”
Doesn’t help when my ASD ds (17 and 6’3 tall) is having an epic meltdown and I’m trying my hardest to get through the day!

[allthewaterinthetap]

Saccharine smug mummy blogs (often USA based but not always) that address the readership as 'Mama', 'Momma' or worse 'Sweet Momma'

[MitziK]

'Growth Mindset' - a way for sociopathic SLTs with their eyes on the prize to create a culture where it's the fault of the other person, whether child or adult, that they haven't seen abuse, poverty, disabilities or any other barrier as a simple blip in the road before international stardom and fortune. In short, it's their fault they aren't thinking Middle Class thoughts and their fault they aren't performing like Middle Class children.


'Eww, no, stick with what you know' - applied to everything to restrict opportunity and choice, from trying new foods, locations for holidays, going to a different school, college or job - not just for themselves, but for anybody around them, whether through real power or by disapproval and manipulation where somebody is uncertain, intimidated or trying to do something different.


I appreciate they can be seen as two sides of the same coin, but they are potentially equally harmful - one is blaming the person for not taking risks (especially if the risks are also financial, physical or ingrained as low self worth), and the other is seeking to stop the person from taking risks and would blame them if things didn't work out.

[Gobbycop]

Not a saying but people that say brought instead of bought.

I want to punch them in the forehead.