Phrases/words that set your teeth on edge.

[amateur51]

That creased me up! Will more such bespoke quips cummerbundantly or are you done?(!)...

You must have engirdled the earth looking for that one

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

"positive discrimination"

it's only positive for one side.

[mercia]

"beggars belief"

much in evidence today

[cloughie]

"beggars belief"

much in evidence today

You've seen ams' Q!

[Pabmusic]

'Bail out', in the contemporary sense of a 'rescue package', because it's a cliche so far removed from its original sense as to be comic. To bail something out requires a bucket (baille). Young men bailing out of a burning plane creates a similar, figurative, image of decanting. But countries bailing out another's economy do so by pumping money in, not out.

[amateur51]

You've seen ams' Q!

Oh green-eyed one

[Roslynmuse]

Anything that reaches a 'crescendo'

[teamsaint]

Anything that reaches a 'crescendo'

listening to sports commentaries not a good idea if this "grinds your gears".....

Edit, I agree...and its not as if Crescendo is a difficult concept either.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Anything that reaches a 'crescendo'

Yes!

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

the pronunciation, which seems prevalent in Hampshire of Salad as "salid".

Yes, and there are people (including some Mancunians) who pronounce Manchester as Manchister. Dame Judi Dench was a culprit in Cranford.

[MrGongGong]

"Team GB"

[mercia]

"throwing the baby out with the bath water" - it beggars belief how many times I've heard that recently - in fact it's reached a crescendo - [I can't remember when it first kicked off] - obviously somebody (at the coal face) needs to get a grip, though I wouldn't want to point the finger because it's probably only the tip of the iceberg

[amateur51]

Yes, and there are people (including some Mancunians) who pronounce Manchester and Manchister. Dame Judy Dench was a culprit in Cranford.

Oh I thought that was Dame Judi Dench

[teamsaint]

"throwing the baby out with the bath water" - it beggars belief how many times I've heard that recently - in fact it's reached a crescendo - [I can't remember when it first kicked off] - obviously somebody needs to get a grip

don't suppose you want a link to an old punk tune with that title then?....let me know if you do!!

[MrGongGong]

and now on Radio 4
it's poetry please with Roger McGough

oh no it isn't in my house...... known as "poetry no thank you " (in an affected stress on the odd syllable style)