hackneyed phrase
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hackneyed phrase — phrase which is used too often, common phrase … English contemporary dictionary
hackneyed — [[t]hæ̱knid[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something such as a saying or an image as hackneyed, you think it is no longer likely to interest, amuse or affect people because it has been used, seen, or heard many times before. Power corrupts and… … English dictionary
phrase — /frayz/, n., v., phrased, phrasing. n. 1. Gram. a. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. b. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and… … Universalium
hackneyed — hack|neyed [ˈhæknid] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: hackney to use (a horse) for ordinary riding, to use (something) too much (16 19 centuries), from hackney horse for ordinary riding (14 20 centuries), probably from Hackney, area in London,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hackneyed — adjective a hackneyed phrase, statement, etc is boring and does not have much meaning because it has been used so often; trite … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hackneyed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a phrase or idea) unoriginal and trite. ORIGIN from the obsolete verb hackney «use a horse for general purposes», later «make commonplace by overuse» … English terms dictionary
hackneyed phrases — phrase which is used to often, commonplace phrase … English contemporary dictionary
phrase — n. 1) to coin; turn a phrase 2) a colloquial; empty; glib; hackneyed, trite; well turned phrase 3) (grammar) a noun; participial; prepositional; verb phrase * * * [freɪz] empty glib hackneyed participial prepositional trite turn a phrase … Combinatory dictionary
phrase — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ colloquial, idiomatic ▪ key ▪ ‘Start slowly’ is the key phrase for the first time marathon runner. ▪ common, familiar … Collocations dictionary
phrase — n 1. word group, unit, construction, term; clause, sentence, verse; portion, part, passage, excerpt; noun phrase, verb phrase, adverbial phrase, adjectival phrase. 2. phraseology, way of speaking, phrasing, manner of expression, mode of speaking; … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
