cliche
/kliˈʃeɪ/
noun
- A phrase or idea that has been used so often that it has lost its original impact or meaning.
- She avoided using cliches in her writing to make it more original.
- "Time heals all wounds" is a cliche that people still say.
- The movie was full of cliches, like the hero saving the day at the last second.
- Something that is very predictable or unoriginal because it has been done many times before.
- His speech was a cliche of political promises that everyone had heard before.
- The plot of the novel was a cliche: boy meets girl, they fall in love, then face a misunderstanding.
- The design of the restaurant was a cliche, with red checkered tablecloths and candles in wine bottles.
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