# Most hated idioms **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 7, 2011, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875 "2011-10-07T07:01:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/161 "2011-10-24T03:08:54Z")
When people say their age…going on their next age. Eg. “Thirteen going on fourteen.” NO SHIT, ya think?! ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/162 "2011-10-24T13:12:23Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > When people say their age…going on their next age. Eg. “Thirteen going on fourteen.” > NO SHIT, ya think?! That means that they are well advanced past the 13th birthday and much closer to the 14th. It is more useful information (if a few months of age is important) than just giving the raw number. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/163 "2011-10-24T14:30:11Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > When people say their age…going on their next age. Eg. “Thirteen going on fourteen.” > NO SHIT, ya think?! > [@Musicat](#): > > That means that they are well advanced past the 13th birthday and much closer to the 14th. It is more useful information (if a few months of age is important) than just giving the raw number. Well, I still blame that godawful _Sound of Music_ for this. ---
**Author:** ![Sally\_Mander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Sally\_Mander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally_Mander)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/164 "2011-10-24T15:02:44Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > When people say their age…going on their next age. Eg. “Thirteen going on fourteen.” > NO SHIT, ya think?! That reminds me of one I’ve heard just recently that just grates on my nerves. When asked what grade their child is in, they’ll remark, “He’s a rising junior.” Which really just means he’s a sophomore. It’s used more at the end of the school year or over the summer, but what’s wrong with just saying, “He’ll be a junior in the fall” ? ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/165 "2011-10-24T15:25:49Z")
> [@George\_Kaplin](#): > > The one I hate is “Bless your heart”. Look, if you think I’m an asshole at least have the guts to call me one to my face rather than hide behind smarmy, passive-aggressive bullshit like “Bless your heart”. This is a Southernism that means _exactly_ this. It’s not at all passive-aggressive. It is clear as day, especially coming from a Southern woman, “fuck you.” Intonation and expression are key. The more levity and mirth, the more coarsely it is meant. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/166 "2011-10-24T17:13:01Z")
I’m not sure if these count as idioms, but I hate “bubby” and “sissy” for brother and sister with a burning passion!! Especially when the parents are the ones using those words. How hard is it to say “brother” or “sister” really? I work at a vet clinic and I hear people refer to their female dogs as “sissy” when talking to their young daughters and it just makes me want to snap! FTR, I know where this comes from … my high-school boyfriend and his sister used the terms even when they were 21 and 18, so it reminds me of narrow-minded, pot-smoking, high school dropout types. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/167 "2011-10-24T17:25:00Z")
> [@Avarie537](#): > > I’m not sure if these count as idioms, but I hate “bubby” and “sissy” for brother and sister with a burning passion!! Especially when the parents are the ones using those words. How hard is it to say “brother” or “sister” really? I work at a vet clinic and I hear people refer to their female dogs as “sissy” when talking to their young daughters and it just makes me want to snap! Ugh, is that what those mean? There’s a guild on my WoW server where half the characters are named “something-Bubby” or “Sissy-something.” It’s horrible. You get things like “Babybubby” and “Deathbubby” and “Shamansissy.” I want to strangle the lot of them. I had no idea those were supposed to be “brother” and “sister.” ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/168 "2011-10-24T17:46:47Z")
“Please check with myself or such-and-such when you blah blah blah…” Arrghhh!!! It’s check with ME, dammit! ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/169 "2011-10-24T17:57:38Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > “Please check with myself or such-and-such when you blah blah blah…” > Arrghhh!!! It’s check with ME, dammit! I’m with you. “Myself and Duane went to the concert…” drives me up a fucking wall. ---
**Author:** ![SharkB8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@SharkB8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SharkB8)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/170 "2011-10-24T18:01:54Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > This grates on my nerves: Usually heard when someone is giving an interview (where an interviewer is asking questions), or sometimes in speeches: The speaker asks a rhetorical yes/no question, as if he is interviewing himself, and then immediately answers is (often in the negative with a “No…but…”): I used to date a guy who used to talk like this all the time, “Am I willing to risk all of that for my country? Yes. Do I want to marry a woman who can handle me being gone a lot of the time? Yes. Do I usually order all of the fixing on a burger? No, but I am partial to mustard.” He also said, “second to none” at least once a day. I also hate “cool beans.” ---
**Author:** ![Sally\_Mander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Sally\_Mander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally_Mander)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/171 "2011-10-25T04:26:57Z")
> [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](#): > > I’m with you. “Myself and Duane went to the concert…” drives me up a fucking wall. And its cousin, “I and my family went to the concert.” ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/172 "2011-10-25T07:41:02Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > “Please check with myself or such-and-such when you blah blah blah…” > Arrghhh!!! It’s check with ME, dammit! Ah yes. Someone fixed up a note at work which read “Please do not switch off this printer without prior consultation with myself” which I red-penned to “[del]prior consultation with myself[/del] asking me first”. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/173 "2011-10-25T13:39:50Z")
“Miffed.” That word makes my skin crawl for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/174 "2011-10-25T17:41:11Z")
“Win” and “Fail” are bad, but “EPIC WIN!” and “EPIC FAIL!” are worse. “Going all in” is getting annoying, especially now that its origin, the poker fad, is fading. “Not so much” is awful. ---
**Author:** ![brittekland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/175 "2011-10-25T21:14:23Z")
Although I have used it before, I confess, but I hate it when someone tells me: “People in hell wants ice water.” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/176 "2011-10-25T21:21:15Z")
> [@George\_Kaplin](#): > > The one I hate is “Bless your heart”. Look, if you think I’m an asshole at least have the guts to call me one to my face rather than hide behind smarmy, passive-aggressive bullshit like “Bless your heart”. At least it’s better than “I’ll pray for you.” ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/177 "2011-10-26T15:48:22Z")
Upon seeing that the higher-ups were using it, a weasel here where I work started signing his emails with Best. I want to push my thumbs in his eyes every time I see this. _Best, Weaselman_ Best fucking _WHAT_?? I’m the best fucking kiss-ass the world has known?? Hee. Maybe thinking that will mollify me next time. ---
**Author:** ![apollonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@apollonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apollonia)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/178 "2011-10-26T16:12:02Z")
I know a lot of people who use “Cheers, ” as a signoff in emails, so it bothers me less than it used to. But dear God in heaven, I know a girl who uses it CONSTANTLY. In real life. All the time. She responds to every fucking request with “Cheers.” She was listening to someone comment on a paper she presented, and the dialogue went like that. “Have you considered including this information, blah blah blah,” “I’ll look into that. Cheers.” “I liked your paragraph here but I think it could be better situated on the next page.” “Cheers.” IT DOESN’T MEAN THANK YOU. Stop. Just stop. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/179 "2011-10-27T08:32:32Z")
> [@apollonia](#): > > “Have you considered including this information, blah blah blah,” > “I’ll look into that. Cheers.” > “I liked your paragraph here but I think it could be better situated on the next page.” > “Cheers.” > > IT DOESN’T MEAN THANK YOU. Stop. Just stop. Britishism. Could still be annoying to you, though. (Especially, I suppose, if she isn’t a Brit, but is trying to sound like one.) I’m surprised no one’s mentioned “good luck with that.” ---
**Author:** ![George\_Kaplin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875/180 "2011-10-27T11:48:04Z")
> [@Hippy Hollow](#): > > This is a Southernism that means exactly this. It’s not at all passive-aggressive. It is clear as day, especially coming from a Southern woman, “fuck you.” Intonation and expression are key. The more levity and mirth, the more coarsely it is meant. That’s my problem with it. It’s a devious, insincere, cryptic, weasely, smarmy, condescending, and disingenuous way of saying “Fuck you”. People who say it lower themselves, which is ironic considering the idiom is _supposed_ to imply superiority on the part of the speaker. At least “Fuck you” is honest. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-idioms/598875.md?page=10)