cliché
noun/ˈkliːʃeɪ/
/kliːˈʃeɪ/
(also cliche)
(disapproving)- [countable] a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting
- She trotted out the old cliché that ‘a trouble shared is a trouble halved.’
- a cliché-ridden style
- It has become a cliché to say that Prague is the most beautiful city in Europe.
- tired clichés like 'the new normal'
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- old
- tired
- usual
- …
- spout
- use
- avoid
- …
- cliché about
- [uncountable] the use of clichés in writing or speaking
- The article collapses under the sheer weight of cliché.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- old
- tired
- usual
- …
- spout
- use
- avoid
- …
- cliché about
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