A cliche is a saying or opinion that overused and lacks originality. A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes a subject.
Banality, commonplace, platitude, saying, adage...
everyday, common, ordinary, widespread, mundane, banal, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, cliche, platitude
Several words come to mind for cliche as a noun: bromide, chestnut, platitude, banality, adage, old saw.
A cliche used to be an original figurative expression, but it is so overused that it is no longer creative. An original figurative expression is a unique phrase that is like a simile or metaphor.
The platitude of the music had no type of beat or sound.
Beauty, I suppose, opens the heart, extends the consciousness. It is a platitude, of course.
platitude, altitude - I think!
The plural of cliche is cliches.
An idiom is a phrase that cannot be understood by context unless you know the definition, like "kick the bucket" being an idiom for dying.A cliche is a stale or trite phrase that has been overused to the point of being boring, like "think outside of the box."
To mouth a platitude means for someone to say a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.
Karen Cliche is 5' 9".
Lucien Cliche was born in 1916.