Phrases that annoy you

[Itslit]

Mine are:
“We are pregnant” when only one of the couple is physically pregnant
and
“It is what it is”

Going forward
Living my best life
Being my authentic self
Trapped in the wrong body

I hate “She / he doesn’t suffer fools gladly”. This means that they feel entitled to be horrible to others but are quite upset when people are horrible back.

Similarly “He’s just throwing his toys out the pram” - he is unhappy with something you have done but you are going to dismiss it.

Both of the above I’ve only heard at work.

I hate it when men say “She looks after herself / takes care of herself” - they are praising her for still being attractive over age 30 or whatever and think this is non-creepy.

I once met up with an old boyfriend who said (about his cousin’s new partner’s daughter) “She’s going to break a few hearts”. Shudder. So he’s checking out whether this child / teenager is likely to be hot in a few years time. Rank.

@futuremoneyinbank

I always assumed 'powder my nose' was someone hinting strongly they were off to do a line of coke . If it annoys you, maybe you can laugh inwardly thinking that they've just announced their drug habit to the world.

That gives the phrase Ladies’ Powder Room a rather different meaning.

This phrase doesn't so much annoy me as make me feel old and out of touch. Just passed a shop with a sign saying it's a 'Vintage Clothes Pop-up'. We used to call that a second-hand clothes shop. The fact that it's not got a proper lease is of no interest to me.

@IsThePopeCatholic

Fur baby

Tesco have birthday cards for “fur babies”. 😫😫😫

Pooh is worse than poop, but both are awful, thankfully seems to have died out.
I think an ex of mine said quite a lot of these phrases, the "going round to the folks" and "a bite to eat" we're the most egregious. He often used "a tad..." whatever too, wish I had kept the text conversations

'Being comfortable in my own skin' makes me shudder.

Can we normalise.....

Literally.

Amazing and awesome.

"On"my period.

Never heard it before reading it on Mumsnet.

I live in Ireland.

@LadyEloise1

"On"my period.

Never heard it before reading it on Mumsnet.

I live in Ireland.

Yes, that’s a funny one. I would either say, ‘I’ve got my period’ or ‘I’ve come on’.

Covit (MIL seems incapable of realising its coviD)!

Your overthinking it / this. Said by any man I have ever dared to disagree with.

Anyone talking about how they 'sourced' something really enrages me. No, you BOUGHT it, you didn't charter an expedition up the Zambezi. Same with 'literally' - no you didn't literally die of shock - that would mean you died. People should look up the meaning of words before using them.

On quiz shows - "That's a GREAT answer!!!" No, it's the one and only RIGHT answer

@CruCru

I hate “She / he doesn’t suffer fools gladly”. This means that they feel entitled to be horrible to others but are quite upset when people are horrible back.

Similarly “He’s just throwing his toys out the pram” - he is unhappy with something you have done but you are going to dismiss it.

Both of the above I’ve only heard at work.

I hate it when men say “She looks after herself / takes care of herself” - they are praising her for still being attractive over age 30 or whatever and think this is non-creepy.

I once met up with an old boyfriend who said (about his cousin’s new partner’s daughter) “She’s going to break a few hearts”. Shudder. So he’s checking out whether this child / teenager is likely to be hot in a few years time. Rank.

How did you get to this particular definition of not suffering fools gladly? Of course it doesn't mean one can be horrid yet not allow others to be. It means that some don't like/tolerate those who are daft/obtuse/unwilling to read a room.

In fact, you have misunderstood both the phrases you have quoted either because you don't know what they mean, or you are being deliberately obtuse. The latter will really get on the tits of those who don't suffer fools gladly...

@ginghamstarfish

Anyone talking about how they 'sourced' something really enrages me. No, you BOUGHT it, you didn't charter an expedition up the Zambezi. Same with 'literally' - no you didn't literally die of shock - that would mean you died. People should look up the meaning of words before using them.

Yes. See also: I researched it. No, you didn't. You googled something, or checked Wikipedia.

I have a huge list but top ones are

Boob to sleep
We are pregnant
Famalam
Little man
Living my best life
Hollibobs

I have so many more 🤦🏻‍♀️

@MarmiteCoriander

Covit (MIL seems incapable of realising its coviD)!

My Nan thinks it’s Covis, rhymes with Hovis.

It’s on you

It sticks like shit to a blanket (dad always says this)

Let’s touch base

Living my best life
Got your/ my back
Said no one ever

Waiting on rather than waiting for. Unless you are asking a waiter/ress if they are serving you
Excited for (I'm excited for Christmas). Well I'm sure Christmas is chuffed that you are excited on their behalf, but most of us are excited about 'x'
Big of a deal... it's big a deal. These extraneous ofs are coming from the USA.

Clap back urghh

most of the forementioned.
making memories -is my latest bleugh