I'l start with a few so that 'You Get My Drift.
And confession time also, I'm guilty of using many of these.... and often
It's not rocket science
At the end of the day
Bad hair day
As you do
Bling-bling
Cheers
What goes around comes around
Pushing the envelope
Do lunch
No pain, no gain
Talk to the hand
I can see where you're coming from
Moving the goal posts
Playing hard ball
You do the math
and finally,
Thinking outside the box
This one annoys me, but I have used it lately.
No worries.
LOL, Hi Julie, hope you're both feeling well.
'In my humble opinion'
OK, it's not really cliche I don't guess, but my daughter and her friends have started talking in "Text speak"
OMG!
IDK
TTYL
and so on.
It's one thing to write it here on the web, but teeth grinding to hear people actually saying it!
I really like this thread. I write articles for DailyWritingTips.com (under the screen name Maeve).
These clich�s are grist for the mill.
Here's a link to an article I wrote about the way some people mix up familiar expressions:
Breaking the Log Jam and Buttoning Down the Hatches .
Yep I HATE that 'its not rocket science'
Am I Bovvered?
He/She is Hard
He/She is brain dead
I told you so
Know what I mean?
What I hate is when people use "near miss".
"Wow! Those two planes nearly missed each other." after two planes fly closely to each other.
Wouldn't that mean that they just collided? lol.
Somebody "lost his life" (in an accident, or whatever.)
How careless can you get??!! I'd check the police station if I were you - someone may have been kind enough to hand that life in...
What's wrong with "he died"?
I use No Worries all the time. I like it.
What I DON'T like is saying "how ya doing" when you just really mean "hello"...
No worries Jilly,
And you know what?
It ain't over till the fat lady sings.
How about "Eating humble pie."
atm machine (tautology or cliche?
)
pin number
taking in on the chin
Lets win one for the Gipper
I use No Worries all the time. I like it.
What I DON'T like is saying "how ya doing" when you just really mean "hello"...
It's the way the people I know use it. Over and over and over and...yeah, never ends.
I need to think of more cliches.
This is less cliche, but rather misuse that drives me bonkers -- using "literally" when they mean "figuritively."
"I literally died!" Yeah -- um, if so, why are you still able to talk?
I also hate hearing people talk about "poisonous snakes" when they mean venomous. A poisonous snake would harm you if you eat it. Venomous snakes, I understand, can be quite tasty.
Someone I know says "I'm not being funny..." all the time, when about to moan at someone.
"I'm not being funny but..."
It's always followed by a rant of some sort, and I just think, why bother saying it? All that means is you ARE being funny (not haha funny) and you're also a bit of a grump.
It's really irritating.
A little off the subject but I once saw a sign in front of a cafe that said "Eat here and diet home." Duh, whatever!
I use No Worries all the time. I like it.
What I DON'T like is saying "how ya doing" when you just really mean "hello"...
Oh, this is a very Southern thing... we are always going "How are you?" when we pass someone on the street as opposed to "Hello". Once upon a time, things were so laid-bck down here we actusally had time for conversation - so this question made sense, and its kind of just hung on.
OK - here's one that's irritating:
"Oh no you di'nt" - (I can't even figure out hwo to spell it the way people say it!)
How about this one..
Stew in his own juice..ewwww..!!
That's How I Roll is getting so very old now and its a relatively new cliche compared to most of the others posted.
Ala- "Top CHef"...
"It is what is it"
Fair-weather friend..!!
The Grass Is Always Greener On The Other Side Of The Fence..!!
Keep your Sunny side up...blaaa..!!
And aren't sacking cliches friendly these days?
Downsizing
Rationalizing
Let them go
A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet
Just fell off the turnip truck
I may have been born at night but it wasn't last night.
Don't get your knickers in a knot
Don't get your panties in a wad
Every Dark Cloud Has A Silver Lining..!! (What a bunch of bologna)..!!
Few fries short of a happy meal
A few sandwiches short of a picnic.
You're a glass is half empty kind of person, aren't you?
Lights are on but there's nobody home
One Boxcar Short of a Full Load..!!
It's a 'Catch 22' situation.
Love is never having to say you're sorry...!! (UCK)..!
He's a Chip off the old Block.
Out of the mouths of babes..!!
Avoid cliches at all cost.
I'm all over that like a fat kid on a Tootsie Roll..!!
The twig never falls far from the tree.
Just another day at the office.
Chewing nails and spitting tacks
Packed in like sardines..!!
I'm all over that like a fat kid on a Tootsie Roll..!!
OR
I'm all over that like stink on an ape
It ain't over till the fat lady sings
a day late and a dollar short
rhymes with?
Wound tighter than a spring
One foot on a banana peel the other in the grave
"To be perfectly honest with you..." (usually followed by some sort of lie.
Rocket scientist..!!!
Come hell or high water..!!
Ashes to ashes dust to dust
No sweat..!!
If you can't beat 'em, join'em...!!
His bark is bigger than his bite
Don't worry, be happy!!
Time heals all wounds..!!
Time heals all wounds..!!
I've heard it as "Time wounds all heels." ;-)
Gaye I do not speak "texting" what is WIIFM mean? lol
Mama said there would be days like this..!!
Looking to...
That phrase makes my teeth itch...ack!
You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube
Calm before the storm..!!
Working with my last good nerve
If you can't take the heat then get out of the kitchen..!!
Don't just sit there like a bump on a pickle..!!
For love or money...!!
Have an ax to grind..!!
One brick short of a full load..!!