Who else hates cliches?

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Are there any other aspies on here who cant stand cliches?

Here are some that I hate:

1. When I retire Im moving somewhere hot.
2. Dont do that, its against the law.
3. Thats what the Government says so it must be right.
4. Dont fight him, hes bigger than you.
5. There hasnt been any snow this winter, must be 'Global Warming'
6. Life isn't fair.
7. Money makes the world go round.
8. Theres nothing you can do about it, we have just got to put up with it.

yes cliches are boring, I like to "decliche"
things alot.

Here are some of my declichers.

"We occupy the same water travelling vessel"

"Living is a female dog, then you expire"

dang empty string, can't type any more of
them.

Argh-cliches make me cringe literally. I don't know maybe the predictability bugs me. Once a friend started to say.."You know when you assume you make an.." and I just had to say "stop! don't say it."
Here are some others that make me want to scream:
Working hard or hardly working?
It's not the heat,it's the humidity.
Are you all ready for Christmas?
Hot(cold) enough for ya?
Yes, but it's a dry heat.

Grammar and Semantics topic

Loving it^.^

that's the way the ball bounces
break the bank
He's a few fries short of a happy meal
worm your way in
high dudgeon
balance of power
cat's paw
open question
Morals of an alley cat
run to earth
in the long run
until the cows come home
women: can't live with them, can't live without them
poor as a churchmouse
cakes and ale
no horseplay
he's an open book
down in the dumps
tell a white lie
only in America
talk it up
never look back
man bites dog
We've got to give 110%
a fair shake
rank and file
turn the other cheek
winding river
a matter of life and death
fork it over
shut your chops
heap coals of fire on his head
of the first magnitude
of mice and men
closing up shop
folding their tents
safe and sound
let me bend your ear
fall by the wayside
wet behind the ears
finer than frogs hair, split three ways
A very pretty box with a bow but nothing inside.
face the music
crazy as a bed bug
he'd give you the shirt off his back
it'll all come out in the wash
cut it out
knock the spots off
give him the ax
just cruising along
acted like a circus clown
toe the line
it would be a cold day in hell
that's his ticket out of here
live and learn
in the groves of Academe
Do you think I'm made of money?
festive board
How much wood can a woodchuck chuck?
tough as nails
make a fuss
icing on the cake
leave out in the cold
in the twinkling of an eye
an apple doesn't fall far from the tree
blood is thicker than water
a thing of beauty is a joy forever
in his cups
stand pat
it's time to fold
Who opened the cattleguard?
makes your mouth water
big cheese
bad hair day
all the tea in China
to be at the end of one's tether
when it rains, it pours
young enough to be his daughter
entertain high hopes
truth is stranger than fiction
a pocket full of promises
Success is a journey not a destination.
all in a day's work
so let it be written; so let it be done
silk purse from a sow's ear
funny money
give a man a fish, feed him for a day, teach a man to fish, feed him for life
hounds of hell
use your head
put on hold
make tracks
"Well, that beats a jab in the eye with a sharp stick."
flesh and blood
roll out the red carpet
make tracks
take a breather
an accident waiting to happen
get over the top
Money can't buy you love
know the ropes
he's no slouch
I'll show him/her how the cow eats corn.
happy as a pig in mud
too many irons in the fire
between you and me and lamppost
bark up the wrong tree
when it rains, it pours
shooter's touch (basketball cliche)
hard as nails

I hate cliches, and certain words or common phrases. Sometimes I'll make my own cliche instead of using a pre-existing one, but I will only use it once. But sometimes a few of them can be used just to make communicating more efficient, even though I hate it and I feel like the NTs will think i'm weird for using their language. Even though they all already think I'm weird.

I avoid cliches like the plague!

When placed in a situation where some sort of cliche response is required to avoid a long conversation, I'll make one up or twist an existing one. The problem there is, now I'm starting to hear other people saying, "We'll burn that bridge when we come to it," or "That's no skin off my ears" - so now what do I do??

I just remembered that sometimes it's fun to use a cliche incorrectly, or in a place one won't expect it. There was one time my dad was driving me somewhere, and on the side of the road were some power line workers preparing to do their job, and they had huge coils of rope on the ground. So I said "Hey that must be a new guy, they're showing him the ropes!"

Stand as if one was fallen down from the moon

To fire for the sparrows

Now NN is so-and-so old, it's not easy to understand

How old is NN? NN will be.....

Do you know what time it is?

A week - fourteen days

Fourteen days - three weeks

(Not sure they all work in English. Just ask if an explanation is needed.)