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We asked WITF staffers what clichés they'd just assume never hear again – here's what they came up with. Let us know what you think about the phrases on this list, and we hope you'll add to it by posting your suggestions for clichés to retire. Comment below:
Absolutely
All in a day’s work…
And what not
As long as we work together, there’s nothing we can’t accomplish!
At the end of the day
Awesome
Been there, done that
Come fly with me
Come hell or high water
(Let’s) continue this offline
Cool
(I got) dissed
Doing more with less/we need to do more with less
Don’t go there
Dude
Everything happens for a reason
Fish and company smell after three days
Hasta la vista baby
I could care less/I couldn’t care less
I know
Irregardless
It is what it is
It’ll all come out in the wash
It’s a game of inches
It’s all good
It’s a no-brainer
It’s a slam dunk
Let me ask you this
Long story short
Moving forward
My bad
My “besties” (variation on BFF)
No biggie/no big deal
Not a problem
No worries
Past history (redundant)
Same difference
Save like never before! (think radio/TV ad)
Sticks in my craw
…(and then we’ll) take it from there
Thank you (instead of “you’re welcome,” prompting serial ‘thank yous’)
That’s what friends are for
That’s why you get paid the big bucks
The proof is in the pudding (meaningless, truncated version of original phrase)
There is always a reason why people act the way they do
They put their pants on one leg at a time, same as we do
Think outside the box
Trying to do too much
You know what I am saying
We play them one game at a time
What can you do?
What-EVER!
When all’s said and done
When the going gets tough, the tough get going
Work hard, play hard
Work smarter, not harder
Yada, yada, yada
You can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk?
You’re only young once
