4. (Music, other) music a part of the action of a clavichord consisting of a small piece of metal that strikes the string to produce a note. 5. on a tangent at a tangent on a completely different or divergent course, esp of thought: to go off at a tangent.
Synonyms: clichÃ©, bromide, platitude, truism. These nouns denote an expression or idea that has lost its originality or force through overuse: a short story weakened by clichÃ©s; the bromide that we are what we eat; a eulogy full of platitudes; a once-original thought that is now a truism.
Some metaphors and similes are used so frequently they are sometimes categorized as cliches. 1  Some examples: 2  Fit as a fiddle. 3  Happy as a clam. 4  She is an old flame. 5  Dull as dishwater. 6  Sharp as a tack. 7  Silent as the grave. 8  Time is money. 9  He is a pig. 10  You are my sunshine.