Cliches: Which ones are you SICK of?

In terms of football and basketball

"the team who wins the turnover battle......"

usually ends along the lines of "will prevail" or "will win the game."
 
I dislike:-

"That's what I'm talkin' 'bout" (so annoying)

Not really a cliche but I get annoyed intensely when people use the word "like" as every other word in a sentence.

"I was like so happy to like eat that icecream I was like..."

Don't people realise just how stupid they sound??
 
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ~ not sure if anyone ever heard this phrase before, but I heard it a lot growing up.
 
Or how about 'Words cannot describe how much...' or 'There are not enough words to...' and other similar phrases. Read a dictionary people!
 
Boy, you guys are making me feel really cheesy...I use these EVERY DAY!! ;) :D How about this one..."Colder than a witches tit in a brass bra" I despise that one, being a witch and all...
;)
 
Let's not go there.

I was hoping by now that cliche would have died out on its own, but I still hear it, way too often.
 
"now, more than ever"

I HATE YOU, TV PSAs.

No, I don't need to give blood more now than ever (even though I actually do give blood, but ... THAT'S NO THE ISSUE HERE!)

also
"kt, what did you break this week?"

/punks
//AGGHH!
 
I don't like "it's on the house"..... but that doesn't mean I don't want to hear it again. :)


and that "quit touching me" or "restraining order" man am I tired of hearing that :rolleyes:
 
I hate:

1. going forward or moving forward
2. start anything you like:)
3. l33t
4. uber
5. omgwtfpwned

I am not sure if the last 3 are cliches or geek speak.
 
Or clichéd jokes such as variations on 'He's one sandwich short of a picnic basket' type jokes. The first time I heard it, I thought it clever and funny. Now, I abhor those type of jokes.
 
wattage said:
Having watched some TV in my time, and some reality shows lately [The Apprentice especially] I have become really annoyed with hearing one cliche in particular:

"Stepping up to the Plate!! "
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My favorite is 'thinking out side of the box'.

Is it possible to think outside the box when you are so far in the box making a statement like that?
 
Any industry buzzword instantly becomes annoying as soon as I realize it's a buzzword (the industry doesn't matter).
 
Bern said:
I dislike:-

"That's what I'm talkin' 'bout" (so annoying)

Not really a cliche but I get annoyed intensely when people use the word "like" as every other word in a sentence.

"I was like so happy to like eat that icecream I was like..."

Don't people realise just how stupid they sound??
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I'll second that and add a bit: when people substitute 'like' for 'said'.
"And he was like...and I was like..."
I think it truly began to annoy me when my 50+ year old mother started using it.

Another phrase that annoys: "may or may not be the case"
 
yellow said:
Any industry buzzword instantly becomes annoying as soon as I realize it's a buzzword (the industry doesn't matter).
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Synergy
Enterprise
Scalable
Viral
Interface (when used as a verb)
Agile
Organic (when applied to technology)
'Scenarios'

and my favorite: Re-invent.


The B.S. Generator comes in handy when you want to annoy your tech friends.
 
This one's not exactly a cliché, but I hate it when someone starts a sentence with, "I'm not prejudice, but ...."
 
treblah said:
My favorite is 'thinking out side of the box'.

Is it possible to think outside the box when you are so far in the box making a statement like that?
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Yeah, anyone who says that is so far into the box that they actually believe that cliché is a smart, clever way to describe something.

Hey, here's a way to think outside the ****ing box: Stop using clichés.
 
Kobushi said:
I don't like "it's on the house"..... but that doesn't mean I don't want to hear it again. :)


and that "quit touching me" or "restraining order" man am I tired of hearing that :rolleyes:
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in one muppet movie (forget which, may have been the original) fozzie is a bartender and he wants to get everyone out so he yells "drinks on the house!" and everyone runs up to the roof, to discover that there aren't any drinks up there. :p
 
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