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CLiclte
A cliche is not just something that lots of people say, it is some- thing that lots of people say and it conveys some sort of idea or message. A cliche is, in other words, a metaphor characterised by
its • • • • • • • • • • • •
overuse.
Thin red line
Chase a rainbow
Like a three ring circus Weakasarat
Bag and baggage
Lesser of two evils
Fish or cut bait
Cut the coat according to the cloth Going around in circles
A bucket full of something
Within an ace of
In a pig's eye
• Let sleeping dogs lay • Stem the tide
