cliche

CEFRB2

/kliˈʃeɪ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An idea or phrase used so often that it no longer seems fresh.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An idea or expression that has become overused and unoriginal.

Examples

  • The cream exploded into a cliche in the author's coffee mug.

  • Try to avoid cliches in your writing.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • That phrase has become a cliche.

  • The snowcloneification was surely not far behind, since so many people would already have been familiar enough with this cliche of philosophy.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The novelist avoided the tired blank of the love triangle.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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