cliché
$ \mathrm{cliché} /ˈkliːʃeɪ/
(also cliche)
(disapproving)
1 countable a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting She trotted out the old cliché that ‘a trouble shared is a trouble halved.’
a cliché-ridden style
It has become a cliché to say that Prague is the most beautiful city in Europe.
tired clichés like ‘the information revolution’
Collocations
adjective
verb + cliché
preposition
cliché about
2 uncountable the use of clichés in writing or speaking The article collapses under the sheer weight of cliché.