I pretty much tune out most football commentary these days so don't know if it's still as common, but:
"Away goals count double"
Yeah, that's a stupid phrase. It's not true at all. Away goals count as a decider in the event of a draw. "Away goals count double" suggests that you could draw the home leg 0-0, then lose the away leg 3-2 and you'd go through because your away goals count as 4.
It's a bit like "saved by the woodwork". The suggestion there is that it would have stood as a goal if it wasn't for that pesky post. It wouldn't have; the shot was off target. That's why it didn't go in.
LIKE: Unless it's being used as a simile or the fact you enjoy something, why is this word said 40 times in a few minutes by excitable folk. (Mainly young people and Jermaine Defoe)
"Ahhhh, do they bite" of course they feckin bite, they are dogs all fecking dogs bite. Will they bite, possibly not unless you bite them or take the pi55 out of what I'm wearing and then they will obey my commands!!
@T_C_E can you do me a favour and edit the last word of your post. If you could shorten it a bit to, say, 'cmnds', the alignment on my phone would make the smiley winky thing look like the head of the dog walker.
I thought it was clever once, but it's so overused it's become mind-numbingly humdrum. I much prefer the David Byrne version: Same as it ever was, same as it ever was [repeat to fade].
24/7 Touch base Blue Sky Thinking We're On a Journey Thought Shower Run It Up The Flagpole If You Don't Like It Get Off The Bus Pick It Up And Run With It Let's Get Our Ducks In A Row
Business speak for business morons.
Don't forget "going forward " for anything at all.
"How are we going to implement this going forward."
"Well, going forward, we should be having lunch around 1pm".
A lot of American ones. "My bad" being one of the most irritating.
This, it's been done on here before, but anyone who says 'my bad' should be put up against a wall and shot. Same with the dickheads who, once they've explained something, say 'simples'. Grade A tossers the lot of em*
* I have no idea why it pushes my buttons, but it does.
I think you gave me a flag for saying "my bad" on here once.
I was in a meeting with someone today who kept repeating the phrase 'the art of the possible'. I've no idea what it means and don't want to know either, but she said it five times after I'd started counting so I guess she thinks she's said something important.
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It's a bit like "saved by the woodwork". The suggestion there is that it would have stood as a goal if it wasn't for that pesky post. It wouldn't have; the shot was off target. That's why it didn't go in.
Pop a cap In his ass.
I use the phrase myself sometimes though so i'm a massive hypocrite.
I actually said this to a mate once. It was during my misogynist phase.
ARSE!
as a way to start an answer
Isn't it? or you know?
At the end of a sentence
Both horrible
I thought it was clever once, but it's so overused it's become mind-numbingly humdrum. I much prefer the David Byrne version: Same as it ever was, same as it ever was [repeat to fade].
"How are we going to implement this going forward."
"Well, going forward, we should be having lunch around 1pm".
(ie look at something in more detail)