Hackneyed
91hack|neyed — «HAK need», adjective. 1. used too often; commonplace: »“White as snow” is a hackneyed comparison. SYNONYM(S): trite, stale, threadbare, banal. See syn. under commonplace. (Cf. ↑commonplace) 2. habituated; …
92Hack|ney — «HAK nee», noun, plural neys, adjective, verb, neyed, ney|ing. –n. 1. a horse for ordinary riding or (later) driving: »He rode a strong hackney for the road to save his gallant warhorse (Scott). 2. Also …
93hack|ney — «HAK nee», noun, plural neys, adjective, verb, neyed, ney|ing. –n. 1. a horse for ordinary riding or (later) driving: »He rode a strong hackney for the road to save his gallant warhorse (Scott). 2. Also …
94credibility gap — {n.}, {hackneyed phrase}, {politics} An apparent discrepancy between what the government says and what one can observe for oneself. * /There was a tremendous credibility gap in the USA during the Watergate years./ …
95generation gap — {n.}, {informal}, {hackneyed phrase} The difference in social values, philosophies, and manners between children and their parents, teachers and relatives which causes a lack of understanding between them and frequently leads to violent… …
96hot and bothered — {adj.}, {informal} Excited and worried, displeased, or puzzled. A hackneyed phrase. * /Fritz got all hot and bothered when he failed in the test./ * /Leona was all hot and bothered when her escort was late in coming for her./ * /Jerry was hot and …
97credibility gap — {n.}, {hackneyed phrase}, {politics} An apparent discrepancy between what the government says and what one can observe for oneself. * /There was a tremendous credibility gap in the USA during the Watergate years./ …
98generation gap — {n.}, {informal}, {hackneyed phrase} The difference in social values, philosophies, and manners between children and their parents, teachers and relatives which causes a lack of understanding between them and frequently leads to violent… …
99hot and bothered — {adj.}, {informal} Excited and worried, displeased, or puzzled. A hackneyed phrase. * /Fritz got all hot and bothered when he failed in the test./ * /Leona was all hot and bothered when her escort was late in coming for her./ * /Jerry was hot and …
100Banal — Ban al, a. [F., fr. ban an ordinance.] Commonplace; trivial; hackneyed; trite. [1913 Webster] …
