What is a Cliche?
A cliche is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work that has been overused to the point of losing it's original meaning.
The average person knows about 65 cliches and uses an average of 3 to 5 on a daily basis.. Here are just a few. How many do you know!
Animal clichés
blind as a bat
busy as a bee/beaver
dog-eat-dog world
don't count your chickens (before they're hatched)
gentle as a lamb
happy as a lark
like shooting fish in a barrel
looking a gift horse in the mouth
mad as a wet hen
rat race
sick as a dog
the straw that broke the camel's back
strong as an ox
stubborn as a mule
take the bull by the horns
wise as an owl
work like a dog
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
What other ones have you heard?
Food Clichés
a piece of cake
cool as a cucumber
cry over spilt milk
duck soup
easy as pie
flat as a pancake
life is just a bowl of cherries
like a knife through hot butter
in a nutshell
slow as molasses
that's how the cookie crumbles
Can you think of more?
Clichés for every mood, every occasion
Live and learn
Live and let live
What goes around comes around
Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans
Don't worry, be happy !
Today is the first day of the rest of your life
Laughter is the best medicine
Tomorrow is another day
Every cloud has a silver lining
(I can see/I can't see) a light at the end of the tunnel
After the rain comes a rainbow
It's always darkest before the dawn
Every rose has its thorn
Cheer up! It's not the end of the world
This, too, shall pass
All good things come to those who wait
Time will tell
The waiting is the hardest part
Some day my ship will come in
No news is good news
Haste makes waste
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade
There are plenty more fish in the sea
All is fair in love and war
You can't judge a book by its cover
No pain, no gain
If it doesn't kill m
There is nothing to fear but fear itself
The devil made me do it
Life goes on
When it rains, it pours
When at first you don't succeed, try try again
When the going gets tough, the tough get going
Rome was not built in a day
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