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According to Powell, "We have a love/hate relationship with cliches. Although we complain about them, we are enamored with them. That's because they always seem to fit." [1] "It was a slam dunk." "It's gut-check time." [1] "Keep your eye on the ball." [2] [3] "Monday-Morning Quarterback" "That was a hole in one." "They don't pull any punches." [1]
A cliché (UK: / ˈ k l iː ʃ eɪ / or US: / k l iː ˈ ʃ eɪ /; French:) is a saying, idea, or element of an artistic work that has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning, novelty, or figurative or artistic power, even to the point of now being bland or uninteresting. [1]
From the nonsensical to the just plain repetitive, even the best games are full of clichés. Today, WatchMojo brings us a video of the top 10 clichés in video games, from exploding ...
As a result of similar views, anti-American sentiment can develop, and the United States’ security can be put at risk. For example, one of the most infamous anti-American acts against the United States were the 9/11 attacks. American stereotypes were not the main proponent of these attacks, but stereotypes become self-fulfilling and normative.
According to a new survey, there are words that are so overused they have lost meaning in the workplace.
Due to overuse, editors are asked to avoid adding the following text strings to Wikipedia's database: "more heat than light" "a solution in search of a problem"
[17] [18] Before the 1980s, ethnic groups such as the Irish, Italians, Armenians, and Polish people were portrayed in popular media and culture in a negative fashion. [19] Stereotypes of West Virginians and Alabamians include incest and inbreeding. [20] Poor whites in the Appalachian region have often been stereotyped as hillbillies. [21]
From a Great War soldiers' song; the phrase was most notably referred to by U.S. General Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) in his farewell address to the Congress. Once a(n) _, always a(n) _ Once bitten, twice shy; One good turn deserves another; One half of the world does not know how the other half lives; One hand washes the other