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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: clichés- idiomatics zmjezhd #172916 01/27/08 10:39 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada My high school English teacher's definition of a cliche was any expression, especially a synonym or metaphor, that is so overused as to lose impact and which is used instead of thinking creatively of a new phrase. Beet red, high as a kite, etc. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted clichés- idiomatics BranShea 01/27/08 01:38 PM Re: clichés- idiomatics dalehileman 01/27/08 03:16 PM Re: clichés- idiomatics zmjezhd 01/27/08 04:24 PM Re: clichés- idiomatics BranShea 01/27/08 04:38 PM Re: clichés- idiomatics Buffalo Shrdlu 01/27/08 05:13 PM Re: clichés- idiomatics BranShea 01/27/08 05:18 PM Re: clichés- idiomatics zmjezhd 01/27/08 09:38 PM Re: clichés- idiomatics Zed 01/27/08 10:39 PM Re: fishing for doses zmjezhd 01/28/08 03:14 AM Re: fishing for doses Faldage 01/28/08 11:37 AM Re: agglutination, tones, and clicks! zmjezhd 01/28/08 04:53 PM Re: clichés- idiomatics Buffalo Shrdlu 01/28/08 02:10 AM Re: clichés- idiomatics zmjezhd 01/28/08 03:01 AM Re: clichés- idiomatics morphememedley 01/28/08 05:00 AM Re: clichés- idiomatics BranShea 01/28/08 05:46 AM Re: clichés- idiomatics Faldage 01/28/08 11:44 AM Re: clichés- idiomatics AnnaStrophic 01/28/08 01:45 PM Shot in the arm belMarduk 01/28/08 06:44 PM Re: Shot in the arm BranShea 01/28/08 07:03 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 381 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 25 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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