Meaning of cliche / cliches

[Alan]

Hi,

A cliche is an expression that has been used so many times that after a while it loses its freshness and meaning. It is an expression that is overused. Let me give you an example of a cliche that you hear again and again.

At the end of the day you are the one who has to decide who you want to vote for.

The highlighted expression is a cliche and means 'in the end' 'finally'.

Alan
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[Baotet]

[Baotet]

I mean all the Sentence like this
" It was one of (ABC, etc...) that you never forget, ..." is cliche?
I must write " it was awesome"

[Alan]

Hi,

Grammatically the sentence is acceptable but (1) as I said before, to use 'interesting' after you have said: It was one of those movies you never forget, is an anti climax. (2) This has nothing to do with whether it is a cliche or not.

Alan
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[Baotet]

Dear Mr Alan
Thank you very much It was a really good piece of advice – thanks a million!
All my problems with this (cliche)topic had been finish, had been solved. I like this sentence most
(2) This has nothing to do with whether it is a cliche or not.

Alan[/quote]

I like learning English!

[Bhikkhu1991a]

Hello,

This test sentence is a run-on sentence, and it has not been addressed yet. Could you please fix the highlighted sentence?

Here is an excerpt from the test question:

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #60 "Cliches", question 5
It was one of those sights that you never forget it was ..........

(a) fine
(b) awesome
(c) interesting
(d) clear

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #60 "Cliches", answer 5
It was one of those sights that you never forget it was awesome.
Correct answer: (b) awesome

Thank you.

Best wishes,
Bhikkhu1991a.