Cliché
is a strikingly worded expression that is worn out from too much use. It refers
to an expression that has been overused to the extent that it loses its
original meaning or novelty. A cliché may also refer to actions and events that
are predictable because of some previous events. All examples of cliché are
expressions that were once new and fresh. They won popularity in the public and
hence have been used so extensively that such expressions now sound boring and
at times irritating, due to the fact that they have lost their original color.
For instance, the phrase “as red as a rose” must have been a fresh
and innovative expression at some point in time, but today it is considered
universally as a cliché, and does not make such an impact when used in everyday
or formal writing.
Example:
As brave as a lion (describes a very brave person).
Time
heals all wounds (pain and miseries get will heal, with the passage of
time).
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