10 Phrases That Are Going Extinct
Written by Jesse on February 1, 2022
A survey was conducted in the UK that asked what commonly used phrases should be eliminated from the English language. And looking at the list, quite a few of them are quite outdated:
1. A flash in the pan
2. Dead as a doornail
3. Beating a dead horse
4. Toe the line
5. Drop someone a line
6. Steal my thunder
7. Be there, or be square
8. Put a sock in it
9. Cool as a cucumber
10. Raining cats and dogs.
“Be there, or be square”. Yeah, that one should definitely go. Now, after some thought, I came up with one that should go away that didn’t make the list: “Livin’ the Dream” No one who uses this is livin’ the dream. What are some commonly used phrases that you’d like to see go away?
