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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
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're all cliched about it

We're all cliched about it, but form is temporary and Angie is a class cricketer.

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Is "'re all cliched about it'" grammatically correct? Is it a passive construction?

  

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com/definition/us/clichéd ). Usually it is forms of expression that are said to be clichéd. Describing people as clichéd because they use clichés (in this case "form is temporary (but class is permanent)") is not a standard usage as far as I know.

  • com/definition/us/clichéd ).
  • Usually it is forms of expression that are said to be clichéd.
  • Describing people as clichéd because they use clichés (in this case "form is temporary (but class is permanent)") is not a standard usage as far as I know.
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"cliched" or "clichéd" is an adjective meaning "Showing a lack of originality; based on frequently repeated phrases or opinions" (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/clichéd). Usually it is forms of expression that are said to be clichéd. Describing people as clichéd because th

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