I was a bit amused when I stumbled across an article that the Daily Telegraph recently held an infuriating phrases competition in which readers were asked to jam as many as possible into 150 words or so.
One of the winners produced this little masterpiece: I hear what you're saying but, with all due respect, it's not exactly rocket science. Basically, at the end of the day, the fact of the matter is you have to be able to tick all the boxes. It's not the end of the world, but, to be perfectly honest with you, when push comes to shove, you don't want to be literally stuck between a rock and a hard place. Going forward we need to be singing from the same song sheet, but you can't see the wood from the trees. Naturally hindsight is 20/20 vision and you have to take the rough with the smooth before proceeding onwards and upwards. The bottom line is wear your heart on your sleeve and, when all is said and done, this is all part and parcel of the ongoing bigger picture.
Un festin de mots sans signification galvaudé, n'est ce pas? C'est la vie (if you know what I mean).
