Idioms and Cliches

Which of these options is not a cliche?

• Chip off the old block

• Until the cow comes home

• Erratic as a dog

• As cool as a cucumber

How can one avoid using cliches?

• Say what you mean in a simple way

• Do more research on your topic

• First two options

• None of the options

We avoid using cliches because they...

• are offensive to readers

• require too much effort to use

• are overused which causes them to lose impact

• confuse readers

Which option is a cliche?

• I am so sick

• I feel ill

• I'm sick as a dog

• My dog is very sick

The cliche "his day came full circle" means?

• he is a circle

• he ate round food all day

• returning to the same situation he began in

• he rolled around all day

to add insult to injury

• to strenuously avoid

• to make matter worse

• without much of a reason at all

• a dangerous situation

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a blessing in disguise

• there's going to be trouble

• a welcome solution in a bad situation

• a bad situation from which may come good

• to get on with something despite unpleasantness

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bag of tricks

• all your possessions

• now

• that may be so

• the equipment necessary to do something

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caught napping

• unprepared for a situation

• strong denial

• ultimately

• a situation in which one can never win or from which one can never escape

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fall between two stools

• the truth of the situation

• almost all your belongings

• try to gain two things at once and fail with regards to both of them

• no choice at all

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