- At the end of the day
- Back to the drawing board
- Hit the ground running
- Get the ball rolling
- Low hanging fruit
- Thrown under the bus
- Think outside the box
- Let’s touch base
- Get my manager’s blessing
- It’s on my radar
- Ping me
- I don’t have the bandwidth
- No brainer
- Par for the course
- Bang for your buck
- Synergy
- Move the goal post
- Apples to apples
- Win-win
- Circle back around
- All hands on deck
- Take this offline
- Drill-down
- Elephant in the room
- On my plate
Can you name 25 clichés and platitudes that everyone in your office uses?
Answer: see the list below
Grabbing a phrase from the office lexicon is easier than thinking for yourself, but as one Forbes writer pointed out, it’s also rather annoying to listen to. Print out the list below and go on a scavenger hunt!