# Most Irritating Clichés

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**Created:** [March 30, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/most-irritating-cliches/105820 "2004-03-30T04:10:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/most-irritating-cliches/105820/1 "2004-03-30T04:10:37Z")

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I saw this earlier today, thought it was funny. What are some of your  
most annoying clichés?

**The Most Irritating Clichés:**

1. At the end of the day
2. At this moment in time
3. The constant use of “like,” as if it were a form of punctuation
4. With all due respect

**Irritating Cliché Runners-Up:**

# 24/7

# absolutely

# address the issue

# awesome

# ballpark figure

# bear with me

# between a rock and a hard place

# blue-sky thinking

# bottom line

# crack troops

# glass half full (or half empty)

# I hear what you’re saying

# in terms of

# it’s not rocket science

# literally

# move the goal posts

# on a weekly basis

# ongoing

# singing from the same hymn sheet

# the fact of the matter is

# thinking outside the box

# to be honest with you

# touch base