Writing for Inc., Travis Bradberry (author of Emotional Intelligence 2.0) cautions against use of these catchphrases. But he understands the temptation.
He says, "Using them can make you feel clever, but they also annoy the heck out of people. And they don't cast you in a favorable light." Some to avoid:
At the end of the day
Back to the drawing board
Hit the ground running
Get the ball rolling
Low-hanging fruit
Think outside the box
Let's touch base
It's on my radar
Par for the course
Bang for your buck
Move the goal post
Apples to apples
Win-win
Circle back around
All hands on deck
Drill-down
Elephant in the room
On my plate