Phrases You Can't Stand?

"It is what it is".
"A good little movie".
"Stay with me". During a conversation.
"Don't even go there".

"Get a grip" 😠

"Circle back," as in "We'll circle back to that issue."

"I was born ready".

"We need to have a national conversation." Politicos have been saying that for as long I can remember.

"You follow?

Yes, I follow, if I didn't I'd ask you to clarify. OR, no I don't follow because you are lousy at explaining whatever the hell you are talking about.

-"Do you wanna have your cake and eat it too?"
Well, if it's mine, why can't I eat it?

- "Curiosity killed the cat."
What cat? What makes it "the cat"?

-"Records are meant to be broken."
No, actually they're not. Records are just records. They can be broken, but that's not the meaning of them.

-"Let that sink in."
I understand what you're saying. I don't need you to tell me that I didn't understand what you just said before I get a word in.

"If you don't agree with (enter opinion here), you're part of the problem."
Anyone can say that and will never be wrong.

24/7
As it were
At the end of the day
Back in the day
Because (followed by some word, without “of” in between)
Begs the question (to mean “raises the question”)
Big ask
Bless you (The expectation that we MUST say something when someone sneezes)
Boots on the ground
Bottom line
Change is good
Change it up
Children are the future
Comfort food (for unpretentious, enjoyable food)
Comprised of (instead of “composed of”)
Could care less (for “couldn’t care less")
Difference maker
Enjoy your day
Every vote counts (nonsense)
Exception that proves the rule (the stupidest expression of all time)
Fiercely independent
Give back (before I can do that, I have to be given something)
Good times!
I feel badly (for "I feel bad")
If you will
IMHO
Is that a thing?
It is what it is
Lo and behold
LOL
Long story short
National Pastime (in reference to baseball, the fifth or sixth sport in popularity in the U.S.)
New normal, the
Old School (and its ebonic spelling variations)
OMG
On the same page
On trend
Passed away (for “died”)
People change
Per Se (pretentious, meaningless noise)
Price point (instead of just “price”)
Push back
Reached out (instead of asked, contacted)
Some of these days (ignorant, nonsensical substitute for “one of these days”)
So to speak
Teachable moment
Thought leader
Tone deaf
Up-and-coming neighborhood (for “slum”)
We need to have a conversation in this country
World Series (in reference to a sports contest involving only one country)
Worst-case scenario
Right side of history, the
You can be anything you want to be (No, you can’t. What a stupid thing to tell children.)
You’re all set
You’re good to go