1) As different as night and day 2) At the end of the day is one 3) Banality 4) Bit of predictable prose 5) Bromide 6) Chestnut 7) Comment 8) Commonplace 9) Common phrase 10) Easy for you to say 11) Hackneyed expression 12) Hackneyed phrase 13) Hot as a pistol 14) Inanity 15) It is what it is 16) Like a kid in a candy store
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1) Banality 2) Bromide 3) Platitude
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1) Axiom 2) Saying
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1) French word used in English
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A cliché or cliche (eɪ or eɪ) is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, even to the point of being trite or irritating, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel. In phraseology, the term has taken on a more technical m...
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• (n.) A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief.
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Type casting is the purest form of cliche in the industry. Stereotypical depictions of characters is also cliche. These phenomena occur when a phrase, type, or technique (visual or illuminatory) are over-played. Cliche is almost synonymous with passe' in the film industry though cliches are occasionally replayed
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a stereotyped expression which is overused e.g. 'the dawn of a new era'.
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Cli`ché' noun [ French
cliché , from
clicher to stereotype.] A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief.
Cliché casting ,
a mode of obtaining an impression from a die or woodcut, or the like, by striking it suddenly upon metal ...
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An expression or idea that has been used so often that everybody takes it for granted; near prejudice.
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Hackneyed or timeworn expression e.g. 'shifting sands' or 'busy as bees'.
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A cliché is an electrotype or a stereotype cast from an engraving, especially from a woodcut.
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A cliché is a saying, image, or idea which has been used so much that it sounds terribly uncreative. The word “cliche” was originally French for the sound of a printing plate, which prints the same thing over and over.
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an over-used phrase or expression
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an over-used phrase or opinion: sick as a parrot; her eyes shone like stars; too many cooks spoil the broth. May be idiomatic.
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Phrase that has been used so often, any effect it once had is lost, for example `over the moon`, `green with envy`. The word is derived from the French word for a stereotype block – a block made for printing a phrase that was in constant use, to save the printer having to set each letter separately
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Any situation in a story that has been used too many times in literature, to the point it loses meaning and/or becomes cheesy.
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a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox. · (in art, literature, drama, etc.) a trite or hackneyed plot, character development, use of color, musical expression, etc....
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[Legal terms] a trite or obvious remark
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