VERY cliche I'm aware, but all good cliches are rooted in a truth.

我知道，这是陈词滥调了，但那些好的陈词滥调往往蕴含着真理。

youdao

Some people consider him to be a cliche villain, others believe it to be a deep and very interesting character.

有些人认为他是典型的反派，而另一些人则认为他是个深刻而有趣的角色。

youdao

It's a very simple tale. Perhaps even cliche.

这是一个很简单的故事，甚至都有些老套。

youdao

This cannot make for a very happy place, and the city's "resilient spirit" has now become the cruellest Indian cliche.

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And you know, there's a cliche about this - they can only hurt you, they can't really help you very much.

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