You don't have to be a "team player" to give "110-percent."
Those are two of the most annoying workplace phrases according to a survey conducted by OnePoll in association with Jive Communications.
If you "think outside the box" you can easily come up with other cringe-worthy phrases, but "don't count your chickens before they've hatched.
Here's the top 40:
Give 110 percent
Think outside the box
Hammer it out
Heavy lifting
Throw them under the bus
Don't count your chickens before they've hatched
Pushing the envelope
Let the cat out of the bag
Let's circle back
Win-win situation
Blue-sky thinking
Boil the ocean
Synergy
Low-hanging fruit
Take it to the next level
Barking up the wrong tree
Going forward
Let's ballpark this
Run this up the flagpole
Back to square one
There's no I in team
Back to the drawing board
Paradigm shift
Elephant in the room
Raise the bar
Drill down
Best thing since sliced bread
Deep dive
Skin in the game
Reach out
Touch base
Play hardball
Don't reinvent the wheel
Kept in the loop
The bottom line
Down the road
I'll loop you in
Hit the nail on the head
ASAP
Team player