Clichés

A cliché is an expression that has been used so often it has lost its originality and effectiveness; it's worn out. In writing, clichés are missed opportunities to express an idea or detail in your own way.

Here are a few examples (there are too many to give a complete list, but you know what they are when you hear it): 

• last but not least
• in this day and age
• easier said than done
• better late than never
• out of this world
• sick as a dog
• tried and true
• the thrill of the victory
• one in a million
• busy as a bee