What are some phrases people say incorrectly?

Answer 1

• "Nip it in the butt" instead of the correct "Nip it in the bud" (think nipping off a plant bud to stop it from growing).
  
• "I could care less" (meaning you do care some) instead of "I couldn't care less" (meaning you don't care at all).
• "One in the same" (it's not inside the same) instead of the correct "One and the same."
• "You've got another thing coming"(which makes no sense if you're talking about thinking) instead of the correct "You've got another think coming" (as in "If you think that, you've got another think coming.")
• "On accident" instead of the correct "By accident."
• "Statue of limitations" instead of the correct "Statuteof limitations" (it's not carved of marble).
• "For all intensive purposes" instead of the correct "For all intents and purposes" (meaning you intend to do something and have a purpose).
• "To extract revenge" (meaning take it out of something) instead of the correct "To exact revenge" (to give it out).
• "Old timer's disease" instead of the correct "Alzheimer's disease" (it's named for a scientist).
• "Giving you leadway" (not actually a word) instead of the correct "Giving you leeway" (leeway is room to maneuver).
• "I'll axe him that question" (you're chopping him with an axe?) instead of the correct "I'll ask him the question."
• "Scotch free" instead of the correct "Scot free."
• "I turned in a 360 degree angle" (you turned all the way around and are still headed in the same direction) instead of the correct "I did a complete 180 degree turn" (meaning you turned around and went in the opposite direction).
• "Curl up in a feeble position" (means weak) instead of the correct "Curl up in the fetal position" (like a baby).
• "Hone in on the answer" (means to sharpen something) instead of the correct "Home in on the answer" (means to locate the correct spot).

Answer 2

The term 'near miss' is a real doozy; a near miss is a HIT!

Answer 3

tongue twisters