Carlos Lozada at the Washington Post listed clichés frequently seen in the media, clichés he would like to abolish. Here is a portion of the phrases he finds annoying and ready for destruction. Do you agree?
Christmas came early for [someone]
Chock full (“full” is just fine by itself)
Last-ditch effort (unless ditch-digging is involved)
Midwife (as a verb, unless involving childbirth)
Cue the [something]
Call it [something]
Pity the poor [something]
It’s the [something], stupid
Imagine (as the first word in your lede)
Time will tell if [something]
Palpable sense of relief (unless you can truly touch it)
Sigh of relief
Plenty of blame to go around
Rorschach test (unless it is a real one)
Turned a blind eye
I’m voting with Lozada.
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