Cliché – an overused phrase
Pronounced “clee-shay”.
It is said that using a cliché labels you as a predictable and unoriginal thinker. A cliché is a worn-out phrase.
A good example of a cliché is “tip of the iceberg”. It means the problem or situation identified is much deeper or more complex, but it is an overused phrase.
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The key shaded (cliché) on the tip of the iceberg. The key was very worn out.
The term cliché is associated with a lack of originality, so here are a few clichés you should definitely avoid:
Tip of the iceberg
The apple of my eye
Eats like a pig
Avoid it like the plague
Use of the word cliché in a sentence:
The Minister’s speech was full of clichés and Members of the House were bored beyond belief.
