clichés- idiomatics - 01/27/08 01:38 PM
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Faldage: I am at a loss to understand what the loss is in the change of meaning of the phrase "the lion's share." For one thing it's a cliché and some would prefer it not be used at all...
I'd like to know: when does an idiomatic expression become a cliché. I presume they are not really synonyms.
A cliché imo. is an expression that has lost all true meaning. Like: "every cloud has a silver lining".
First; it not true, see: no silver lining
Second; it's a secure killer of eventual empathy.
Could it be most clichés are in fact expressions that have an evasive function ? End of conversation remarks ?
The lion's share does not look like a cliché to me.