2006-09-03 03:52:40 · 5 answers · asked by Divya 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Cliches...for eg. "fun is good", "play hard to get", "carpe diem", "live and let live" which is almost everyones favourite quote these days, "life is life" no honestly what else cud it have been...hmmm..."dont worry,be happy"...i wish we all could be ms,sunny sunshine...."Laughter is the best medicine"...dont we alll wish...
2006-09-03 21:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by Amna Z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those aren't cliches, those are idioms. Idioms are cultural expressions wherein the meaning of the expression, or use of it, is not deducible without common knowledge of the culture.
A cliche is something hackneyed and overused. Think of these:
It was a dark and stormy night.
He checked in every nook and cranny.
Military intelligence is an oxymoron.
As a general rule, if you are simply repeating the most common expressions you can think of, you are getting into cliche territory. For example, it is a cliche in rap/hip-hop to say: "Throw your hands in the air, and wave 'em like you just don't care!" That is a throwaway line that every average rapper uses to fill space.
2006-09-03 11:35:09 · answer #2 · answered by schuttz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who's ne1?
2006-09-03 15:05:15 · answer #3 · answered by Bob G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No smoke without fire.
put the cart before the horse.
add insult to injury
there is no reason or rhyme
Last but not least
Every tom **** and harry
Yet another feather in his/her cap
Always takes the back seat
2006-09-03 12:50:10 · answer #4 · answered by anks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't put off what you can do today
Too many cooks spoil the soup
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
A man's home is his castle
2006-09-03 11:22:50 · answer #5 · answered by MissMo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋