Cliches, weak phrases, weak word packages and trite expressions

• by the way
• of course
• in other words
• obviously
• as mentioned before
• as you can plainly see
• and last, but not least
• but I digress
• let me digress for a moment
• was taken aback
• leaves much to be desired
• would serve no good purpose
• the resemblance was uncanny
• not to mention
• high atop
• broke the silence
• exchanged pleasantries
• looked vaguely familiar
• like a bolt from the blue
• an emotional roller coaster
• better than ever
• for some curious reason
• a number of
• as everybody knows
• things were getting out of hand
  
• it came as no surprise
• without thinking
• well in advance
• little did I know
• to no avail
• steel will
• brilliant light
• postcard pretty
• chiseled features
• window of opportunity
• broken heart
• piercing eyes
• acid test
• all in a day’s work
• as luck would have it
• at long last
• avoid like a plague
• back to the drawing board
• balance of power
• be that as it may
• benefit of the doubt
• best of all possible worlds
• better safe than sorry
• between a rock and a hard place
• blessing in disguise
• blind leading the blind
• bottom line
• call to action
• calm before the storm
• change of heart
• clean slate
• close call
• come hell or high water
• conventional wisdom
• cream of the crop
• cry wolf
• cut and dried
• days are numbered
• die is cast
• down and out
• down in the dumps
• draw the line
• eleventh hour
• face the music
• fair and square
• fair shake
• fall on deaf ears
• false alarm
• far cry
• feast or famine
• food for thought
• foregone conclusion
• from bad to worse
• from cradle to grave
• get a second wind
• get your act together
• give short shrift
• go against the grain
• half the battle
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• hang by a thread
• have a field day
• have an ax to grind
• high and dry
• hold the fort
• hook, line and sinker
• in a nutshell
• jaundiced eye
• knuckle under
• last resort
• lie low
• loud and clear
• moment of truth
• name of the game
• one fell swoop
• point of no return
• rack my brain
• rising tide
  
• run the gauntlet
• safe and sound
• shed light on
• short and sweet
• shot in the arm
• string along
• take by storm
• third degree
• thorn in the side
• treat with kid gloves
• under a cloud
• unvarnished truth
• up in arms
• up to par
• uphill battle
• vicious circle
• walk on water
• wave of the future
• wear two hats
• wild-goose chase
• win hands down
• wing it
• wishful thinking
• wit's end
• word to the wise

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