No brainer - Quite descriptive short and to the point .
There we have it: it’s so subjective.
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I was going to say I’m sick of hearing about David Attenborough, but I’ve changed my mind. 
Good idea say something intelligent instead
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E=MC2 
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“All fur coat and no knickers.”
I’ve always liked that one.It’s meant to be an insult but I would say it as a compliment
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‘I hear you.’ As an ex Personnel Manager (before all this HR nonsense) would say. Which meant he wouldn’t do a thing about it.
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I also heard that and thought it was justified if you just wanted to convey precisely that info. What should he have said instead?
An alternative to that is … all curtains and no carpets.
Another phrase that gets me is … “low hanging fruit” particularly when used in a production cost saving sense. I much prefer to use “the easier (or easiest) savings to make are …”
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You are the first to give an alternative expression. 
You don’t seem to like more colourful and figurative language then.
Do you often go out like that then, Smiffy? 
Don’t get me wrong, Dachs. I love the “all fur coat and no knickers” expression, I use it myself. I was just providing an alternative that I’ve heard said, particularly used in “polite society” 
I meant the “low hanging fruit”.
Oh. In my opinion, low hanging fruit has become hackneyed and, therefore, of little meaning.
How about something like ‘I will look into it and do my best to help’?
It wouldn’t be real fur of course.
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A good read
How is this a compliment 
I can’t stand that one either…
My ex-manager used to say noted 
What’s noted?
You’ve got no cooking clue
is another gem