Ten common sayings I just don't get

1. I feel like a million dollars: Now how can you feel like you are a pile of money? For that matter, how does it feel to be like a one-dollar note?

2. Super-duper: It is a fully bootable backup for your computer drive as well as fun learning material for kids. So if you hear someone saying it, ask why and challenge that person to give you the real definition. You could be surprised.

3. It's been emotional: Err… who for? I didn't see the tears! Tissues please.

4. Age before beauty: Given that age and beauty are not related, not really, does it really make sense to say one thing has to be before the other?

5. Chop chop: Of course it's supposed to mean a faster way to get things done, but seriously, chop chop?

6. The alarm went off: Now where did the alarm go? Truth is, it actually came straight at you, which is why you leapt out of bed in sheer fright at its strident intrusion.

7. A penny for your thoughts: Imagine if you really gave a penny for every thought shared and imagine if the thought was of the kind Archimedes reacted to in the bathtub.

8. Like watching paint dry: What's so boring about it? You had better watch the paint dry if you want to get it right, not stain your clothes, not rub off on the painting… there's nothing more practical and sensible than watching paint dry.

9. Excuse my French: Why French? Colourful language in any language is not French. Why not simply say, "Excuse my..." (whatever language it is you are exploding in).

10. Pros and cons: Pros are professionals and cons are professional conmen. So where does that leave this expression?