Do you know what I'm saying? Or perhaps the more direct version, "knowwhati'msayin'?" Or... What's up? Or perhaps the more direct version, "s'up?"
Here's a few more for you. "I could care less" Okay, so you care somewhat? "Not for nothing, but..." So, it must be for something. "Needless to say, ..." Then why say it?
I never understood the logic of "top of mind". On the top of MY mind is my hair. Again, there are other more professionally sounding words meaning the same thing: Paramount, "chief among them"...
I think it refers to "What immediately comes to my mind", and "What's most important among them". Possibly.
Perhaps. But to me, it's one of those, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" things. That is, "top of mind" was introduced when it really didn't have to be. (IMO).
I've just caught this thread; my apologies if this phrase has already been mentioned. The one that annoys me is 'a window of opportunity' - Aaaargh! I wonder who first used that phrase and why it caught on, rather than just saying 'an opportunity'.
oh, that reminds me of another,...."POCKETS of rain headed our way". I think in this sense, "pockets" and "window" are related somehow.
If someone "medals" in an event, the athlete could have finished anywhere from blowing away the field to barely finishing third. To me, it's a matter of logic-stick with the gold, silver, or bronze, announcers!
A "window of opportunity" is not quite the same as the opportunity. The window is the time (often limited) in which the opportunity will exist.
I'm guilty of several but it depends upon my audience. I'm a team leader of 20 men ranging from 21-50+. Now, for my hugest peeve. L. O. L. Absolutely drives me nuts. For some, it is used in place of a period to end nearly every sentence they write. For many, it's a crutch to convey mirth when they are lacking the right word or phrase. I'm getting worked up just writing this. LOL
This thread isn't necessarily about listing original phrases that irritate us, it's more about just which ones do. If you can think of any original ones, that is just a bonus.
"All up in my butt". I've heard this a few times to describe someone or something (pet) being too close in proximity. I recently heard a twenty-something use this phrase while talking to a lady in her seventies. The look on the older lady's face was shock/aghast.
well technically, what's on top of all of our minds is the cerebral dura. but im just being a mierenneuker. @macaronus