Basically, I was thinking of phrases that should be taken out of the commonplace of vocabulary... And I would like to see what other people think, too! Make sure you include a reason that these should be removed. I will leave you with some good ones.
"No offense, but..." OK, this automatically puts people on the defensive, looking for something to get offended by. Also, I have never seen this used properly, since usually it is followed by something opinionated, rather than fact or something that would not offend.
"It's not you, its me" It is *never* 'me', it is *always* 'you', haha. This is too cliche anyway, and needs to be taken from the annals of vocabulary forever. I don't think anyone takes this seriously, anyway.
Have fun! And feel free to be silly, if you have something to back it up.
"It's as easy as taking candy from a baby" HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO TAKE CANDY FROM A BABY!!!!! I tried once to see what would happen... that kid YELLED so loud every one in Wal-mart turned to see what happened. The worst part is I wasn't even IN Wal-mart
*gigglegiggle* @ Sith! That's what you get, tsk tsk.
"Cute as a button" I have never found a button cute, nor attractive. I think I would probably be locked up if I did. I did some mediocre research and found that it *may* have been derived from the "button quail" which is small, grey, fluffy, and cute. Still, it seems a little sketchy. I would rather just be cute as a puppy, or something...
OK, so I understand where this originates from, but I would tend to say that when most people use it, they mean 'intelligent' smart and not 'ainful' smart.... Though I don't mind being likened to a whip.
"I'm sorry but..." its not that it is a bad phrase but people you dont know use it its almost like "i clean my hands of this mess" or "i didn't do it" it just seems rude when used wrong
"Look what I can do!" Down here in Alabama you will find that on A LOT of tombstones. My theory is if you remove the phrase less people will try to show off "what they can do"....