Figures of Speech That Should Disappear Forever

[Reality]

"It is what it is"

"I just can't"

Anything with "sus" as a word in it ...

 

[Robbieac]

“It takes a village”

 

[Air Force One]

Like, well you know, like…what I’m trying to say is like, you know…like…….

 

[Runwildboys]

Saying “give him [name person] his flowers” should be a punchable offense.

I've never heard that one. Maybe it's regional?

 

[Runwildboys]

"It is what it is"

"I just can't"

Anything with "sus" as a word in it ...

Or anything with "ratchet", used as an adjective.

 

[Creeper]

"Carefully curated". Every time I hear this latest buzz phase I win to blow my brains out. Shut the bleep up. Curating is for museums not for a box of chocolates!

 

[YosemiteSam]

Don't tase me Bro.

This must live on forever, bro!

 

[YosemiteSam]

Most people who use the term "In Like Flynn" don't realize that it was originally meant as a sexual connotation from the actor Errol Flynn's exploits with women. People heard the term, felt it was catchy without realizing it's underlying meaning and it became very popularized.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Literally
Quite Frankly
Tell Me About It
Whatever (man I hate that one)
What!?

Frankly darling, I don't give a damn!

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Handcrafted

 

[YosemiteSam]

U left out YOLO!

Add U to that list!

 

[YosemiteSam]

Go Cowboys? Too much?

 

[TheBigEasy]

It's not even a word but 'FINNA'. 'I was finna to fix me somethin' to grub'.

 

[Runwildboys]

It's not even a word but 'FINNA'. 'I was finna to fix me somethin' to grub'.

That's one of those words that seems like it was intended to catch on. Like they were forcing it into the lexicon.

Same with "Do me a solid."

 

[Reverend Conehead]

If someone is not polite, just say they're impolite. Saying they're doing "microaggressions" smacks of trying hard to sound sophisticated.

 

[Runwildboys]

If someone is not polite, just say they're impolite. Saying they're doing "microaggressions" smacks of trying hard to sound sophisticated.

I hate when people use the word "violence" when someone doesn't do something violent.