"He's burning both ends of the same candle"— I don't know what I hate about it, I just do.
"They're just talking" as a euphemism for two people not in a relationship fooling around up to but not including sex. I actually preferred "being with each other," back when that was the thing to say.
Also, in a previous phrases-you-hate thread I mentioned hating "Can I get..." when asking for something. The only time it should be used is by a Southern Baptist preacher asking for an Amen.
― naus (Robert T), Monday, 21 November 2005 07:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― estela (estela), Monday, 21 November 2005 07:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― naus (Robert T), Monday, 21 November 2005 07:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― gem (trisk), Monday, 21 November 2005 07:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― estela (estela), Monday, 21 November 2005 09:06 (eighteen years ago) link
"Here goes nothing"— What does it mean?
Clue: Coincidentally, the phrase means exactly the same as one of its component words.
I actually hadn't heard or read that one since about ten minutes after watching an ep of 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh In' for the last time, some time around 1969. 'R&M'sL-I' was a classic show, and a ground-breaker, but it has spawned a ream of catch-phrases for subsequent flogging to death, even more than Monty Python. Fortunately, 'Here goes nothing' ran out of legs faster than most of them.
― Fred Nerk, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 07:54 (sixteen years ago) link
Sheesh, some of you people... I love it how when Theresa asked if it had already been done, someone said yes and then A GAZILLION PEOPLE reiterate this fact. WE KNOW, now either ignore the thread (and by not posting make it drop lower on the list) or contribute something instead of "le sigh been thee done that, i'm a reg and you're a noob or idiot who can't search."
Anyway, I hate it when people say: I'm 110 procent sure. Dude, either your completely sure or less, but not more than completely.
― nathalie, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 08:02 (sixteen years ago) link
As mentioned upthread, "base touching" is the WORST.
― Drooone, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 08:15 (sixteen years ago) link
Big thumbs down on "pro-active". Hate hate hate it.
What does he "bring to the table"? Hate that one too.
All mindless utterances from mindless mid-level managers can go, too.
― craven, Thursday, 19 July 2007 01:16 (sixteen years ago) link
verbs/verb phrases!! touches on, informed by - esp. when I resort to using them!!!
― youn, Thursday, 19 July 2007 01:18 (sixteen years ago) link
My boss says "decant" when he means "put out the Japanese porn we just got". I know he tries, but you just can't make that classy
― Morley Timmons, Thursday, 19 July 2007 02:34 (sixteen years ago) link
!!!Donna please tell me that was not a typo.
― Trayce, Thursday, 19 July 2007 02:59 (sixteen years ago) link
I wish I could stop myself from saying "I hear ya" whenever I'm trying hard not to convey that I either really don't give a shit about what the person is saying or just feel uncomfortable.
― Hurting 2, Thursday, 19 July 2007 03:00 (sixteen years ago) link
As much as I hate that I do it, I admit I use "it's all good" sometimes. But know that when I do, behind my eyes the real me is screaming "NO IT ISN'T, IT IS ALL GOING HORRIBLY WRONG AND I AM TOO PASSIVE TO KICK UP A FUSS SO I WILL JUST BE NICE AND A DOORMAT K"
Ugh.
― Trayce, Thursday, 19 July 2007 03:02 (sixteen years ago) link
ooh, I hate 'it's all good'. (It's not you, Trayce, it's me) No, my boss totally says "I need you to decant H*usewives at Pl*y:King Sized Special". Awesome
― Morley Timmons, Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:41 (sixteen years ago) link
:o
― Trayce, Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:43 (sixteen years ago) link
I want your job!
never a good time whenever i hear "you have the right to remain silent. if you give up that right, anything you say may be used against you in a court..."
never good.
― chicago kevin, Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:44 (sixteen years ago) link
T, you say that now :)
― Morley Timmons, Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:45 (sixteen years ago) link
http://green.msn.com/Articles/article.aspx?aid=650>1=45002
The 10 Eco-Worst Fish
― and what, Friday, 3 October 2008 16:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Results 1 - 10 of about 1,500 for "eco-worst". (0.30 seconds) Results 1 - 10 of about 271 for "eco-worst" -fish. (0.33 seconds) Results 1 - 10 of about 43 for "eco-worst" -fish -seafood. (0.14 seconds)
― L.L.N.L. Cool J (kingkongvsgodzilla), Friday, 3 October 2008 17:48 (fifteen years ago) link
i hate when people refer to a group of women as "ladies". particularly when i'm part of that group.
tho i guess that's not really a phrase ?
― pterodactyl, Saturday, 4 October 2008 00:03 (fifteen years ago) link
that's like a nutty zing wrapped in gentleman chocolate
― omar little, Saturday, 4 October 2008 00:26 (fifteen years ago) link
I still wonder wtf it was/is Donna did to have a boss gettin' out the japanese porn as part of the day's routine. Sex shop or something?
― Trayce, Saturday, 4 October 2008 01:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, there's a bit of mystery around that isn't there?
― Finefinemusic, Saturday, 4 October 2008 01:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Diarrhea of the mouth
gross, just gross
― ILX MOD (musically), Saturday, 4 October 2008 02:04 (fifteen years ago) link
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.
― Aimless, Saturday, 4 October 2008 03:12 (fifteen years ago) link
"Does what it says on the tin", when some british dude thinks the subject line of his forum post is sufficient and that he doesn't have to put anything in the body. Obviously no one does this on ILX, but it's surprisingly common on other random forums (like those related to fixing computer problems). It sets my teeth on edge!
― Dan I., Tuesday, 18 November 2008 21:10 (fifteen years ago) link
"Don't pour your beer down the drain - that's alcohol abuse!""Oops, I spilled my beer - guess I've got a drinking problem."
Fuck you seriously.
― she is living in an auto tune (kingkongvsgodzilla), Wednesday, 31 December 2008 14:13 (fifteen years ago) link
I hate the Brit slang 'mentalist' and 'mentalism'. People always say it with one of those look-I'm-being-funny smirks on their faces too, which really makes you want to punch them.
― rjberry, Wednesday, 31 December 2008 15:01 (fifteen years ago) link
"don't hate the player,hate the game"
can't stand this stupid shit
― CC Sugbanthia (carne asada), Tuesday, 15 December 2009 22:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Its basically "love the sinner, not the sin" dressed up for guidos.
― millivanillimillenary (Trayce), Tuesday, 15 December 2009 22:09 (fourteen years ago) link
'it's all good'
― calstars, Wednesday, 16 December 2009 04:47 (fourteen years ago) link
'no worries'
"wow. just...wow."
― this is awful I want Togo home (harbl), Friday, 26 February 2010 01:29 (fourteen years ago) link
wow. just...wow.
― Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ (dyao), Friday, 26 February 2010 01:38 (fourteen years ago) link
"b-b-b-but" which seems to be really popular on ilx :(
― freebird manjunya (zvookster), Friday, 26 February 2010 01:43 (fourteen years ago) link
b-b-b-but
― joagga lousome (acoleuthic), Friday, 26 February 2010 01:45 (fourteen years ago) link
;_;
― freebird manjunya (zvookster), Friday, 26 February 2010 01:47 (fourteen years ago) link
when an acquaintance leaves a note for you on facebook or email after not having been in contact for a long period of time, and ends with "hope all is well" or "hope you are well"
― noted schloar (dyao), Friday, 5 March 2010 04:42 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah those well-wishers are such assholes
― mind crystals over matter (rrrobyn), Friday, 5 March 2010 06:24 (fourteen years ago) link
ehh it's always like "hey [I want/need you to do something]. hope you are well."
― noted schloar (dyao), Friday, 5 March 2010 06:37 (fourteen years ago) link
for zvookster:
B-b-but jungle is music!
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sorry, we dont allow "b-b-b"
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― estela, Friday, 5 March 2010 06:44 (fourteen years ago) link
relol
― estela, Friday, 5 March 2010 06:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Hahaaa
But ohhhh yeah yr right, dyao, that is different - annoying, insincere
― mind crystals over matter (rrrobyn), Friday, 5 March 2010 06:49 (fourteen years ago) link
i love roxy's duchess streak.
― estela, Friday, 5 March 2010 07:02 (fourteen years ago) link
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51tt7QEpC-L._SS400_.jpg
― henri grenouille (Frogman Henry), Friday, 5 March 2010 07:03 (fourteen years ago) link
This Altern 8 guy was otm back in the 05
― Shut That Maldoror (Noodle Vague), Friday, 5 March 2010 10:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Just a couple of words...
"Yup" makes me think of every dork in high school I didn't want to hang out with. Same people who say "b-b-b-but..."
"Well..." pronounced "wool" subtracts two levels of social class straight away.
― Josefa, Friday, 5 March 2010 16:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, I was saying "yup" for a while as a replacement for "your welcome."
"Thank you.""Yup."
Realized for myself that it was a really annoying habit.
This, on the other hand: fuck off and don't come back to Baltimore.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Friday, 5 March 2010 16:13 (fourteen years ago) link
I've worked in local advertising for years and yeah "making memories" is extremely overused, but it is useful in some contexts; like, I think it is important to remember to make memories - we can fall into repetitive patterns where it's the same old same. If you don't make an effort to make new and interesting memories, you're not really living
― your mom goes to limgrave (dog latin), Monday, 20 May 2024 23:03 (one week ago) link
we can fall into repetitive patterns where it's the same old same
Ok, hadn't heard the "making memories" vs "memorization" argument yet.
― pplains, Tuesday, 21 May 2024 00:50 (one week ago) link