All 13 Uses of
cliché
in
The Last Lecture
- A Recovering Jerk IT IS an accepted cliché in education that the number one goal of teachers should be to help students learn how to learn.†
Part 4
- If at First You Don't Succeed… …TRY, TRY a cliché.†
Part 5
- I love clichés.†
Part 5
- As I see it, the reason clichés are repeated so often is because they're so often right on the money.†
Part 5
- Educators shouldn't be afraid of clichés.
Part 5 *clichés = expressions that lack impact because they are heard so often
- They're a new audience, and they're inspired by clichés.†
Part 5
- That's a cliché my parents always told me, and it applies far beyond prom night.†
Part 5
- That is from my cliché repertoire for incoming students.†
Part 5
- I love a lot of pop culture clichés, too.†
Part 5
- Of course, of all the clichés in the world, I love football clichés the most.†
Part 5
- Of course, of all the clichés in the world, I love football clichés the most.†
Part 5
- But it will be easier for you to learn the basics of football than for me to learn a new set of life clichés.†
Part 5
- My students knew: It's not just whether you win or lose, it's how you play the cliché.†
Part 5
Definition:
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(cliché) an expression that lacks impact because it is heard so often