- hackneyed expressions
- expression which is used too often, common expression
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
hackneyed expressions
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hackneyed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. trite, stale, used, banal, commonplace. See habit. Ant., new; profound. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. worn out, old, trite; see common 1 , dull 4 . See Synonym Study at trite . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
trite — tritely, adv. triteness, n. /truyt/, adj., triter, tritest. 1. lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter. 2. characterized by hackneyed expressions,… … Universalium
trite — [[t]traɪt[/t]] adj. trit•er, trit•est 1) lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed 2) characterized by hackneyed expressions, ideas, etc • Etymology: 1540–50; < L trītus worn, common, ptp … From formal English to slang
cornball — /ˈkɔnbɔl/ (say kawnbawl) Chiefly US –noun 1. a sentimentalist, especially one given to trite and hackneyed expressions. –adjective 2. sentimental in a trite and hackneyed way. {US cornball popcorn rolled into a ball and stuck together with… …
take — See bring. Take occurs in numerous informal or incorrect expressions appearing in everyday conversation. Take and (I took and hit him on the nose) is an illiteracy. In the expression take, for example, take is unnecessary and should be omitted.… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
gantlet, gauntlet, gamut — One may run a gantlet (a former kind of military punishment). One may also run a gamut (a series of musical notes or the whole range of anything). But one may not run a gauntlet because it is a kind of glove. To take up the gauntlet ( to accept a … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
get — This word of many meanings has a primary one: to obtain, to come into possession of. It has numerous informal, idiomatic, or slangy meanings and appears in several hackneyed expressions. Among informal meanings of get and got (the past tense of… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
lay, lie — Lay means to place and is a transitive verb requiring an object. Lie, in the context here, means to recline, is intransitive, and takes no object. I shall lay the rug on the floor. Please lie down here. The principal parts of lay are lay, laid,… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
right, rightly — Right can be a noun (you have a right), a verb (right this wrong), an adjective (my right foot), or an adverb (right after bedtime). Rightly is an adverb only (rightly dressed). Both right and rightly can be used as adverbs to modify verbs (Spell … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
teeth — For no particularly good reason, one has a toothache, not a teethache, even if more than one tooth is hurting. One also refers to a toothbrush and to tooth marks, although the brush works on more than one tooth and marks result from the bite of… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
