What phrase do you wish people would stop using?

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DrWatson · 70-79, M

long story short.

It could be:

briefly....
essentially......

Or, if brevity is not the goal, at least make it an actual sentence with a verb: "here's the gist of it." Or even use the original, "To make a long story short...."