Answer:
Cliche is an expression that has become stale from too much use.
Examples:
As light as a feather
As bright as the sun
Many hands make light work.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
live and learn.
what goes around comes around.
every cloud has a silver lining.
break a leg.
it's raining cats and dogs.
break a leg.
it could be worse.
time will tell
all is fair in love and war
haste makes waste
life is unfair
when you have lemons, make lemonade.
opposites attract.
A fire station burning down.
As old as the hills.
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opposites attract.
A fire station burning down. Or.. in poetry terms... the deffinition would be: an expression that has become stale from too much use. EX. As old as the hills.