What are some phrases that piss you off?

[lakes]

I dislike when people say "In a perfect world" and then explain a solution to a problem as if that problem would still be there, when they mean a better world. In a perfect world, that solution won't even be necessary and I think it shows how limited people's imaginations are, that even when we think of an impossible perfect world, we're still assuming certain problems would exist.

[petrichoran]

"if you can't do it right, don't do it at all" or some variation of that

like, in most situations, no?? obviously there are some exceptions, but isn't it better to get bad sleep than no sleep at all? do one of your two loads of laundry? show up late to something important rather than completely skip it?

if you can't do something with enough effort to be worth it, then don't. i think that's a better saying, but it doesn't have a good ring to it. the original always made me feel like i had to be absolutely perfect as a kid, which did a lot more harm than good.