| Saw |
| Trite |
| Bromide |
| Old saw? |
| Banality |
| Chestnut |
| Platitude |
| Stereotype |
| Trite saying |
| Tired phrase |
| Stock phrase |
| Trite remark |
| Tired saying |
| Writer's no-no |
| Overused phrase |
| Overused saying |
| Hackneyed phrase |
| Stale expression |
| Trite expression |
| Overworked phrase |
| Stereotyped phrase |
| Overused expression |
| Hot as a pistol, say |
| Oft-heard expression |
| Screenwriter's no-no |
| Hackneyed expression |
| Stereotyped expression |
| You've heard it before |
| Many a predictable plot |
| Trite or obvious remark |
| It is what it is," e.g. |
| Hot enough for ya?," e.g. |
| Easy for you to say," e.g. |
| Phrase that's been overused |
| When all is said and done," e.g. |
| Back to the salt mines," for one |
| Like a kid in a candy store, e.g. |
| You've heard it many times before |
| As different as night and day, e.g. |
| Think outside the box," for instance |