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A Cliche is an expression or Idea or Action that has become trite with overuse. A Clich has been defined as a phrase whose aptness in a particular context when it was first invented has won it such popularity that it has become hackneyed.
Cliches are enemies of the precise word. They range from phrases [explore every avenue] to Sobriquets [nicknames] to Quotations that have lost all freshness.
People use cliches , not because they make their message more vivid and inviting, but because they do not know how to express themselves otherwise.
Cliches An uphill battle Call the shots Take by storm Cost an arm and a leg
Other Examples Leave no stone unturned Part and parcel In this day and age Swing of the pendulum Cup that cheers It is okay to use these, but do not become a clich master.