Favourite (i.e. most hated) cliches!

[MrsThierryHenry]

From the sublime to the ridiculous.

Oh God. Iorek's post has just alerted me to the fact that I say 'What's not to like?'

i have just posted that someone in the news should 'suck it up'. i thought of this thread. [unrepentant]

and lolol i've just been told that i'm 'so DM'.

might i add any mention of the Daily Mail as a blanket insult to the cliches thread?

Don't fall on your sword, onebat. I quite like "what's not to like". It's funny. "It's all good" is all bad though.

i do think that if you can imagine Chandler Bing saying it...

Aitch - hear hear re your Daily Mail blanket! (huuuck-chew! )

I hate 'what's the skinny on...' - weird, nonsensical US business speak

I also loathe 'what part of "no" do you not understand?'. Trying to be cleverly sarcastic and failing on both counts. Makes me shudder.

'It's a wrap' - my boss says it at the end of a meeting. GRRR!

We say "what part of 'no' don't you understand?" to our cat quite a lot. Wouldn't say it to a human though.

Iorek - !!

'At the end of the day'.

(apologies for absence of apostrophe in my name - MN's fault)

Iorek - what part of 'meow' don't you understand?!

• can cats wink?

Argh argh argh all stop it!! I can't bear any more!

'What's the E.T.A?' (for a blardy REPORT???!)

'Low hanging fruit'

'Joined up thinking' (ew stop it, it hurts now)

Low hanging fruit???!! What does that mean when it's at home? (another hated phrase)

they may at a king, i believe. lol at the cat.

Radio 4 news bulletins always have something 'paving the way' and it drives me to distraction.

You do the math(s).

Between a rock and a hard place.

A sticky wicket.

"As soon as you stop trying... that's when it'll happen!"

Even worse "As soon as you stop looking, you will meet someone". Maybe I should go over to loan parents section on this one.

Roffle Iorek's cat. You're getting pretty handy with those typing paws. Glad to see you've picked up my pedantry too.

Actually, we knew that's what he was thinking. He is most expressive. Just look at his face.

Now there's a wily cat if ever I've seen one!

I LOVE this thread all the more having caught up with it tonight. It's good to know others are afflicted with the levels of intolerance that I suffer.

These cliches are serious irritants which affect one's quality of life. Some days, if I'm feeling a bit vulnerable anyway, I daren't turn on the radio.

Lol Spider, Certainly don't listen to local commercial radio on one of those days.

I know couples who call each other 'dear' and even 'pet'! AAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

"with the greatest respect" when someone is about to trash your opinions/words/idea