21 of the Most Irritating Business Phrases
It seems that people in the world of work have developed their own language. Cool right? No, not cool. Listening to people constantly talking in metaphors and hyperbole can be very annoying. Here are 21 of the most jargon filled, irritating phrases that we’re all sick of hearing…
1. ‘I’ll be putting pen to paper.’
2. ‘I need you to get in there and shake hands.’
3. ‘I’m the closer.’
4. ‘We’ve taken the offer off the table.’
5. ‘It’s time to turn the green light on.’
6. ‘Do more with less.’
7. ‘It’s an absolute game changer.’
8. ‘You tee it up for me.’
9. ‘I’m completely snowed under.’
10. ‘Let’s get the ball rolling on this one.’
11. ‘We need to pick that low hanging fruit.’
12. ‘It’s definitely on my radar.’
13. ‘I want to get the first bite of the apple on this one.’
14. ‘We’re moving the goalpost here.’
15. ‘That’s just apples to apples.’
16. ‘Time to go back to the drawing board.’
17. ‘Let’s touch base next week.’
18. ‘Ping it over to me.’
19. ‘We’ll discuss at end of play.’
20. ‘Time to run this up the flagpole.’
21. ‘Park that for the time being.’
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