Popular Cliches
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What Is A Cliché? A cliché is a phrase or opinion that's overused: basically, it's something that a lot of people say all the time. An example would be "He is a bad egg," when referring to someone who has a shady character.
Oftentimes, writers try to avoid clichés in their writing because they betray a lack of original thought. However, they may be appropriate and useful at times, such as if you have a character who uses such questions.
The important thing is learning quickly from mistakes you make and not giving up.
To compare the albums is like trying to compare apples and oranges.
List of Clichés
(A) good beginning makes a good ending - Being well-prepared and focused at the start of something often leads to success
Banging your head against a brick wall - to try to do something that is very difficult or impossible to achieve and therefore causes you to feel annoyed.
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What Is A Cliché? A cliché is a phrase or opinion that's overused: basically, it's something that a lot of people say all the time. An example would be "He is a bad egg," when referring to someone who has a shady character.
Oftentimes, writers try to avoid clichés in their writing because they betray a lack of original thought. However, they may be appropriate and useful at times, such as if you have a character who uses such questions.
The important thing is learning quickly from mistakes you make and not giving up.
To compare the albums is like trying to compare apples and oranges.
List of Clichés
(A) good beginning makes a good ending - Being well-prepared and focused at the start of something often leads to success
Banging your head against a brick wall - to try to do something that is very difficult or impossible to achieve and therefore causes you to feel annoyed.
(You) can't learn to swim without getting in the water - You have to experience things to learn them.
Count your blessings - To reflect on the good things in one's life and be grateful for them. Be grateful for what you have.
Comparing apples to oranges - To try to highlight the similarities between two different things—which typically cannot be done.
Elvis has left the building - Said when an event or performance has come to an end, or when someone or something has left a place, especially in a dramatic fashion. The phrase refers to an announcement famously made at the end of Elvis Presley concerts alerting people that he vacated the premises and no further encores would be played.
Every cloud has a silver lining - said to emphasize that every difficult or unpleasant situation has some advantage.
In the offing - In the future; happening soon.
In the twinkling of an eye - Immediately; very quickly; at once.
It's all over but the crying - it's basically saying that what's happened has happened, and now you have to cope with it.
(It's) All over but / bar the shouting - The outcome is a certainty. A phrase that means victory is a formality. The origin is uncertain but the American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms has traced its first use in print all the way back to 1842 and a Welsh-born journalist named Charles James Apperley, who wrote under the pseudonym Nimrod for The Sporting Magazine. Two theories on the phrase's origin have become prevalent The first- and more topical - is that the roots lie in the mouth of a particularly confident rural politician who proclaimed his local election victory before it had been settled by the customary voice vote (vote determined by volume of shouting, por aclamación), or 'shoutings' as they became known. The second, perhaps more plausible, is that the 'shouting' refers to any argument or talking that will not alter the outcome of an event As recently as last week, Alan Green proclaimed Chelsea as Premier League champions in an Irish Examiner article headlined 'All over bar the shouting'. All over, that is, unless Wigan shout loudest of all.
(It's) no use/good crying over spilled milk - Do not be upset about making a mistake, since you cannot change that now. It is a waste of time worrying, complaining or feeling sad about something which is done and cannot be changed:
(It's) just like riding a bike - Something that, once learned, is difficult to forget how to do. Easy to recall how to do.
(It's) like looking for a needle in a haystack - To be similar to searching for something that is extremely difficult or impossible to locate, especially something small and/or something hidden among similar things. Fig. engaged in a hopeless search. It is .
(It's) like shooting ducks on a pond - easy action with guaranteed success.
Count your blessings - To reflect on the good things in one's life and be grateful for them. Be grateful for what you have.
Comparing apples to oranges - To try to highlight the similarities between two different things—which typically cannot be done.
Elvis has left the building - Said when an event or performance has come to an end, or when someone or something has left a place, especially in a dramatic fashion. The phrase refers to an announcement famously made at the end of Elvis Presley concerts alerting people that he vacated the premises and no further encores would be played.
Every cloud has a silver lining - said to emphasize that every difficult or unpleasant situation has some advantage.
In the offing - In the future; happening soon.
In the twinkling of an eye - Immediately; very quickly; at once.
It's all over but the crying - it's basically saying that what's happened has happened, and now you have to cope with it.
(It's) All over but / bar the shouting - The outcome is a certainty. A phrase that means victory is a formality. The origin is uncertain but the American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms has traced its first use in print all the way back to 1842 and a Welsh-born journalist named Charles James Apperley, who wrote under the pseudonym Nimrod for The Sporting Magazine. Two theories on the phrase's origin have become prevalent The first- and more topical - is that the roots lie in the mouth of a particularly confident rural politician who proclaimed his local election victory before it had been settled by the customary voice vote (vote determined by volume of shouting, por aclamación), or 'shoutings' as they became known. The second, perhaps more plausible, is that the 'shouting' refers to any argument or talking that will not alter the outcome of an event As recently as last week, Alan Green proclaimed Chelsea as Premier League champions in an Irish Examiner article headlined 'All over bar the shouting'. All over, that is, unless Wigan shout loudest of all.
(It's) no use/good crying over spilled milk - Do not be upset about making a mistake, since you cannot change that now. It is a waste of time worrying, complaining or feeling sad about something which is done and cannot be changed:
(It's) just like riding a bike - Something that, once learned, is difficult to forget how to do. Easy to recall how to do.
(It's) like looking for a needle in a haystack - To be similar to searching for something that is extremely difficult or impossible to locate, especially something small and/or something hidden among similar things. Fig. engaged in a hopeless search. It is .
(It's) like shooting ducks on a pond - easy action with guaranteed success.
(It's) like shooting fish in a barrel - easy action with guaranteed success.
(It's) like taking candy from a baby - To be very easy
(It's) like walking on eggshells - To act with great care and consideration so as not to upset someone. Be very careful not to upset somebody.
(It's) like living the life of Riley - Having an easy and pleasant life.
Make a statement without saying a word - It is another way of saying you make a statement not by talking but by doing such as different actions which lead to making this statement. This phrase can also be used when you use nothing but facial expressions and body language in order to make a certain statement to someone else. It usually refers to the importance of actions which prove a statement rather than simply telling them you will do something.
On equal footing - with the same rights and conditions as someone you are competing with.
Pissing in the wind - Wasting your time. To be trying to do something when there is no hope of succeeding.
Read / See the (hand)writing on the wall. Fig. to anticipate what is going to happen by observing small hints and clues.
Sitting on the fence - To not make a decision or take a side when presented with two or more options or possibilities.
Skating on thin ice - To be doing something that is dangerous or involves risks.
That's icing on the cake - something that makes a good situation even better.
(Be) there for the taking - To be available for one to easily obtain, achieve or steal. Also, for the taking.
(There's) no accounting for taste - There is no way to understand why some people like something while other people do not.
The writing is on the wall - this means that it's now obvious that something is about to happen, which could be good or bad, and may require immediate attention.
There is no teaching to compare with example.
Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut - To use excessive, overcomplicated, or extravagant means or force to accomplish something relatively minor or simple.
(It's) like walking on eggshells - To act with great care and consideration so as not to upset someone. Be very careful not to upset somebody.
(It's) like living the life of Riley - Having an easy and pleasant life.
Make a statement without saying a word - It is another way of saying you make a statement not by talking but by doing such as different actions which lead to making this statement. This phrase can also be used when you use nothing but facial expressions and body language in order to make a certain statement to someone else. It usually refers to the importance of actions which prove a statement rather than simply telling them you will do something.
On equal footing - with the same rights and conditions as someone you are competing with.
Pissing in the wind - Wasting your time. To be trying to do something when there is no hope of succeeding.
Read / See the (hand)writing on the wall. Fig. to anticipate what is going to happen by observing small hints and clues.
Sitting on the fence - To not make a decision or take a side when presented with two or more options or possibilities.
Skating on thin ice - To be doing something that is dangerous or involves risks.
That's icing on the cake - something that makes a good situation even better.
(Be) there for the taking - To be available for one to easily obtain, achieve or steal. Also, for the taking.
(There's) no accounting for taste - There is no way to understand why some people like something while other people do not.
The writing is on the wall - this means that it's now obvious that something is about to happen, which could be good or bad, and may require immediate attention.
There is no teaching to compare with example.
Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut - To use excessive, overcomplicated, or extravagant means or force to accomplish something relatively minor or simple.
Walking on air - a state of extreme happiness; an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression; a state of elated bliss.
Walking on sunshine - to be really happy.
Watching the clock - To continually check the time because one desires something to end, typically because one is bored or is anxiously waiting to start a different activity.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going - Prov. When things are difficult, strong people take action and do not despair. (Can be used to encourage someone to take action.)
Winning isn't everything.
You throw filth on the living and flowers on the dead. (Swedish)
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It's what's on the inside that counts.
Like the Dickens - A lot; as in 'hurts like the dickens'. This phrase has nothing to do with Charles Dickens. Dickens is a euphemism, specifically a minced-oath, for the word devil, possibly via devilkins. Shakespeare used it in 'the Merry Wives of Windsor, 1600
I'm told I can do better if I keep looking for opportunities, but I'll stay at this job for now: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. (Don't risk what you have.)
Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough * My teachers treated me as a diamond in the rough, someone who needed smoothing (easing, relaxation) * You can find a diamond in the rough a lot of times * He's the sort of rough diamond that women find irresistible (unrefined but special; a person of fine character but lacking refined manners).
It's a no-brainer for me that at some point our cars will have the ability to drive themselves * It made the most sense for us to select Sam Bowie. It was almost a no-brainer. (anything requiring little thought or effort; sth easy or simple to understand or do): syn: no sweat, a piece of cake; kid stuff, child's play, an easy thing.
Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies * At the end of the day, it's all about money * The thing is, at the end of the day you still have to face yourself * At the end of the day, I'm not a bad person; I don't hurt anyone @ sth that you say before you give the most important fact of a situation: Of course I'll listen to what she has to say but at the end of the day, it's my decision. (also when all is said and done)
When all is said and done, more is said than done * When all is said and done the only thing you'll have left is your character * When all is said and done, you can only do your best @ said when you are about to tell someone the most important fact they should remember in a situation:
Like the Dickens - A lot; as in 'hurts like the dickens'. This phrase has nothing to do with Charles Dickens. Dickens is a euphemism, specifically a minced-oath, for the word devil, possibly via devilkins. Shakespeare used it in 'the Merry Wives of Windsor, 1600
I'm told I can do better if I keep looking for opportunities, but I'll stay at this job for now: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. (Don't risk what you have.)
Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough * My teachers treated me as a diamond in the rough, someone who needed smoothing (easing, relaxation) * You can find a diamond in the rough a lot of times * He's the sort of rough diamond that women find irresistible (unrefined but special; a person of fine character but lacking refined manners).
It's a no-brainer for me that at some point our cars will have the ability to drive themselves * It made the most sense for us to select Sam Bowie. It was almost a no-brainer. (anything requiring little thought or effort; sth easy or simple to understand or do): syn: no sweat, a piece of cake; kid stuff, child's play, an easy thing.
Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies * At the end of the day, it's all about money * The thing is, at the end of the day you still have to face yourself * At the end of the day, I'm not a bad person; I don't hurt anyone @ sth that you say before you give the most important fact of a situation: Of course I'll listen to what she has to say but at the end of the day, it's my decision. (also when all is said and done)
When all is said and done, more is said than done * When all is said and done the only thing you'll have left is your character * When all is said and done, you can only do your best @ said when you are about to tell someone the most important fact they should remember in a situation:
I swear a lot, but even I draw the line at saying certain words * Where do you draw the line when it comes to taking photos in public? Is everything fair game if you're doing it in public? @ to never do something because you think it is wrong; set a limit or restriction, consider unacceptable, object)
John Lennon was definitely my favorite Beatle, hands down * I can say, hands down, 'Titanic' is the most challenging film I've ever taken on * If we had a race, he’d win hands down * I love Chicago. It's one of my favorite cities, hands down @ without great effort; easily, 2. definitely, that cannot be argued about. * He is arguably the world's best football player * Arguably, the drug should not have been made available @ used when stating an opinion or belief that you think can be shown to be true. (se puede mantener que, possibly)
Truth is stranger than fiction @ said when you want to emphasize that real events or things are sometimes stranger than imaginary ones.
In today's time, writing stuff that actually happened is touch-and-go, because you don't want to be too personal. If you are, then it probably won't relate to a mass audience. A lot of times you have to make it sound like it's about everybody else, but you really went through it @ If a situation is touch-and-go, it is uncertain; you mean that you are uncertain whether it will happen or succeed: 2. tricky, unpredictable, delicate, dangerous: The doctor says that it's touch-and-go whether Mary will be okay * It was touch and go there for a while during the operation.
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Popular Cliches Sometimes Used in Business
• "Rome wasn't built in a day" - Important work takes time; don't expect to make big accomplishments too quickly. It takes time AND smart, well planned work to produce great things. This expression functions as an injunction (command, order) or plea (request) for someone to be patient. Something that you say which means that it takes a long time to do an important job. Said to emphasize that you cannot expect to do important things in a short period of time
• "Don't put all of your eggs into one basket" - it's time to diversify.
• "The writing is on the wall" - this means that it's now obvious that something is about to happen, which could be good or bad, and may require immediate attention.
• "A win-win situation" - both parties (such as the business and its clients) should benefit from a business transaction or opportunity. Catch 22 is Heller’s name for a no-win proposition. A no-no.
• "That's as clear as mud" - not understandable at all; the explanation given is unclear; people don't understand what was said. All of this is clear as mud to me.
• "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" - don't give up quickly, if you have an important goal you want to accomplish. (But don't keep trying to do it the same way, because you'll likely get the same outcome.)
• "You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks" - as people get older, we get more set in our ways and won't change. (But this isn't true: we do change physically as we age, have the ability to learn from the past, and can be encouraged to change.)
• "Clothes Don't Make the Man" - just because a person is well-dressed and looks attractive doesn't mean that person necessarily has lots of positive qualities or is someone you should get involved with.
• "There's No Place like Home" - it's often fun to experience new places but, at the end of the day, it's great to be home. (But eventually, most of us become ready to leave home, and find a new home.)
• "Don't Rock the Boat" (Interj.) - this means to leave things alone if they're going OK as is. (But eventually, many people want changes, and do "rock the boat".); 2. do not cause trouble: * The arrangements are already made, so don't rock the boat (no jodas, no marees la perdiz).
* "No matter what"(happens): Without regard to what happens (in the future. No matter what career you choose, college helps you expand your knowledge and abilities, express yourself, grasp new ideas (come what may, in spite of everything, despite everything, in any event)
* (to be) In the wrong place at the wrong time - In a situation where something bad happens to you because you are unlucky, not because you do anything wrong
* (to be) One thing after another - many things are happening in a short time: I've been so busy today. It's been one thing after another.
* We all make mistakes - also: everyone makes mistakes. Used for telling someone not to worry or be upset about things that they have done wrong.
* (If you've) seen one, you've seen them all. Also You've seen one, you've seen' em all. Disapproving. Used to say that all the things of a particular type are very similar.
* You are who you surround yourself with. I know that's such a cliche quote, but it's true.(such a: intensifier: to so extreme a degree). To choose to have certain people or things near you all the time
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