Favorite sayings

[houseelf]

I have a few phrases I use all the time, mostly with the kids but sometimes with adults:

-A little less conversation, a little more action. (Elvis song from the Vegas years) (Best used when my kids are making elaborate plans to do their homework or clean their room but not actually doing said chores)

-That's like comparing apples to freight cars

-Don't flatter yourself

-Let's use that energy/skill/knowledge as a force for the good

-Let's leave a positive wake/ let's do that with a grateful heart.

-That chaps my lilly white a** (A hand-me-down from dear ol' Grandma)

So what are yours?

[Vanquisher]

It totally depends who I'm hanging around(I tend to pick up phrases and even accents from friends), but I'd say most of my sayings are at least R-rated.

[diggitydot]

It totally depends who I'm hanging around(I tend to pick up phrases and even accents from friends), but I'd say most of my sayings are at least R-rated.

Same here, which I'm sure shocks exactly no one.

A lot of mine are memes and movie lines. What can I say? I have teens and need to speak their language.

Some faves:

- "Oh, for fuck's sake..."

- "Well, that escalated quickly."

- Means Girls quotes

- Easy A quotes

- Star Wars quotes

- Princess Bride quotes

- Monty Python quotes

[DrBandMe]

"Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining."

"Happier than a jackass eating a briar bush."

"You'll get glad again."

"That's a thing."

"Six in one, half dozen in another.,

[MsSassyBaskets]

"Oh, for fuck's sake..."

+1

Honestly I kind of hate "sayings" and whenever I find myself falling into one I try to break the habit.

[poky]

Same here, which I'm sure shocks exactly no one.

A lot of mine are memes and movie lines. What can I say? I have teens and need to speak their language.

Some faves:

- "Oh, for fuck's sake..."

- "Well, that escalated quickly."

- Means Girls quotes

- Easy A quotes

- Star Wars quotes

- Princess Bride quotes

- Monty Python quotes

I knew I loved you for a reason. DH has dubbed "for fuck's sake" as my catchphrase. It does seem to come out of my mouth a lot.

We also quote britcoms at each other all the time. Red Dwarf is a favorite. "Six fish? I'll be rich!" "smartarse" "is it OK if I breathe? Can I breathe?"

[Sheherezade]

I've picked up "mayhaps" from my son. Other than that, I don't know any of my own overused expressions.... Now I'll be thinking about it all day!

[GrayMatterWife]

"That is unwise."

"That's your best argument?"

"What you lack in credibility you make up for in unpersuasiveness."

"Do not lie to me. Do you know what I do all.day.long? I listen to people and assess whether they are lying,. And I am very, very good at my job."

"I am taking the kill shot and I don't leave collateral damage. So, if you get hit, it will be both fatal and deliberate." (I just said again this today…)

Oh…

and our family's favorite:

"SQUIRREL!!!"

Whenever we want the girls (DD#1 & 2) to stop whatever nonsense they are squabbling about or are fixated on, someone yells, "SQUIRREL!!" and points. And they rush to see the squirrel. Every.single.time. And it distracts them completely from whatever was annoying to the rest of us.

[GreyhoundsRUs]

Considering my audience is 90% under 2.5, my go-to sayings are LAME

"Holy buckets"
"You know that"
"Shoot shoot shoot"

DH and I also quote a ton of "Best in Show" and other Christopher Guest movies. Our favorite - "It's like we share one brain between us"


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[Thirteen]

Considering my audience is 90% under 2.5, my go-to sayings are LAME

"Holy buckets"
"You know that"
"Shoot shoot shoot"

DH and I also quote a ton of "Best in Show" and other Christopher Guest movies. Our favorite - "It's like we share one brain between us"


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I'm laughing, because some of ours are: "Shut the front door!" and "Are you kidding me?!"


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[PrincessFiona]

Holy buckets
Rise and shine (I say it every day even to my grown teenagers/young adult)
For f***'s sake (said in a way not meant to insult though it sometime's does)
There is always a solution to every problem.

[MAPPLEBUM]

Favorite sayings

my in laws talk about having a certain amount of words a day..ive picked up saying "im saving my words" when not in the mood to talk.

off topic but in a lesson yesterday i was trying to get a student to play more delicately (of course it didnt occur to me to just say that) when suddenly she burst out "too many adjectives!!!"it was hi-larious.


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[ladymoreta]

"Asked and answered" makes a daily appearance here, along with "The answer is yes, but later. If you ask again, the answer will change to no." My son is in the pestering stage...

Not really a saying, but "The tiger's coming! Run!" often gets the kids going when they're otherwise piddling. I should start saving up for their therapy.

[Phoebe]

Favorite sayings

I love "For Fuck's Sake". Although I don't use it

My most frequent sayings are " Two wrongs don't make a right", "Asked and answered" and "Is that necessary?". You can probably tell who my audience is.

[Thirteen]

"Make good choices, please."
"No, sir."
"Is that a good choice?"


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