cliché

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cli·ché [cliché clichés] (also cliche)BrE [ˈkliːʃeɪ] ; NAmE [kliːˈʃeɪ] noun (disapproving)
1. countable a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting
•She trotted out the old cliché that ‘a trouble shared is a trouble halved.’
•a cliché-ridden style
•It has become a cliché to say that Prague is the most beautiful city in Europe.
•tired clichés like ‘the information revolution’
2. uncountable the use of clichés in writing or speaking
•The article collapses under the sheer weight of cliché.
Derived Word: ↑clichéd