"when you know, you know"

ginandtonicsky

Is there a more annoying phrase in the English language?

First time I remember hearing it was an acquaintance of mine who got engaged to a girl he'd met online three months earlier. Marriage lasted four months, so I guess he knew he knew, until he...didn't know anymore.

Love Island seems to have brought it back into fashion lately. Heard someone say it at work last week. Read it over on PI earlier. I'd throw it up there with "the one" and "soulmates" when it comes to bullsh1t platitudes people throw out when talking about romantic love.

Have you ever said it?

5rtytry56

No.

It used in common parlance. Seems to be popular with Joe Duffy / Ray D'Arcy loyal following.

fergus1001

When you know, you know, you know?

J. Smith

If I said it, I said it.

Atoms for Peace

Much prefer non romantic love myself.

Fr_Dougal

It is what it is.

K.Flyer

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

It is what it is.

Sure it is, to be sure!

valoren

It's a more romantic variation of the phrase "You'll do"

J. Smith

valoren wrote: »

It's a more romantic variation of the phrase "You'll do"

If it's a more romantic variation of the phrase "You'll do"– it's a more romantic variation of the phrase "You'll do".

Virtanen

"It's always in the last place you look"

Of course it is, you're not going to keep looking after you've found it, are you? :rolleyes:

Muahahaha

Virtanen wrote: »

"It's always in the last place you look"

Of course it is, you're not going to keep looking after you've found it, are you? :rolleyes:

Or "where did you last see it?". If I feckin knew that it wouldnt be lost in the first place :rolleyes:

Sonics2k

"It's always in the last place you look"

Who the hell keeps looking? Of course it's in the last damn place.

Virtanen

Echo echo echo...

Katgurl

I just read that post you referenced op. The smugness was bouncing off the screen.

It's nice to be nice it's my most despised catchphrase.

freshpopcorn

Out of a lot of phrases it doesn't really bother me unless people use it after only a few days of being together.

Witchie

I used it at about 4am in a casino in my town. I had been standing watching the roulette table for about 10 minutes then decided to play. Lumped a tenner on some numbers and won €150. An old Chinese guy had been standing, notebook and pen in hand, trying to calculate the odds and failing on every bet. He looked at me and said "how did you do that?"

"When you know, you know" says I and sauntered off to cash in my winnings.

fergus1001

what will be, will be

Donald Trump

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

It is what it is.

This is it

Donald Trump

fergus1001 wrote: »

what will be, will be

Que sera sera

Pamela Landy

"We have a robust policy <something> going forward."

At the end of the day, it is what it is. You know yourself, when you know you know. No word of a lie.

Sure look

They didn't lick it off a stone but the apple doesn't fall far from the tree either.

Yer Da sells Avon

We are where we are.

jimgoose

Virtanen wrote: »

Echo echo echo...

...echo P'TANG zoom-boing.

Hapax Legomenon

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

We are where we are.

And that's what it's all about, at the end of the day.

J. Smith

Candie wrote: »

And that's what it's all about, at the end of the day.

And if that's what it's all about, at the end of the day – that's what it's all about, at the end of the day.

ginandtonicsky

Ah here

Are Am Eye

"I know"
Cybil Fawlty, 1979.

GMSA

What's for you won't pass you.

Chancer3001

Look obviously like ya have to go with your gut.

Follow your intuition.

When you know you'll know

And when you see it, you'll know.

Can't explain it til you feel it.

What s for you won t pass you.

And Look, sure if it's meant to be it'll be

foxy farmer

You've got to speculate to accumulate.

The day you buy is the day you sell.

Capt'n Midnight

Sam: Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt. That's the first thing they teach you.

Vincent: Who taught you?

Sam: I don't remember. That's the second thing they teach you.

Never wrestle with pigs

More annoying than a sticky snot on the wall 😂

Hector Bellend

This is why I **** off.

_Whimsical_

"Trust your gut"

A useful phrase on rare occasion but I've had people advise me to do it in relation to a million things that my "gut" has zero interest in having an opinion on.

Makes me wonder if everyone else has strong instincts on what colour lipstick to buy to where in the world to move etc. Is my gut just defective? I don't seem to get the "you just know" feeling nearly as much as others claim to.

Cleopatra_

I don't think I've ever been 100% sure of anything in my life so I've never had this supposed comfort of when you know, you know.

pickarooney

I've had it about 4 times. You do know, like.

J. Smith

Cleopatra_ wrote: »

I don't think I've ever been 100% sure of anything in my life so I've never had this supposed comfort of when you know, you know.

If you don't think you've ever been 100% sure of anything in your life so you've never had this supposed comfort of when you know, you know – you don't think you've ever been 100% sure of anything in your life so you've never had this supposed comfort of when you know, you know.

Alf Veedersane

Sonics2k wrote: »

"It's always in the last place you look"

Who the hell keeps looking? Of course it's in the last damn place.

Of course you keep looking in case you find something else worth finding.

Padre101

I'll be there when I'm there.

How long is a piece of string?

jimgoose

Padre101 wrote: »

I'll be there when I'm there.

How long is a piece of string?

Here's my head, and my arse is coming.