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=== Clichés and idioms ===

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|<big>''Words to watch:'' '''... lion's share, tip of the iceberg, gild the lily, take the plunge, ace up the sleeve, bird in the hand, twist of fate, at the end of the day ...'''</big>

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[[Cliché]]s and [[~~idiom~~]]s are generally to be avoided in favor of direct, literal expressions. ''Lion's share'' is often misunderstood; instead use a term such as ''all, most'', or ''two-thirds''. The ''tip of the iceberg'' should be reserved for descriptions of [[~~iceberg~~]]s. If something is seen as wasteful excess, say that, not ''gilding the lily''. It's presumptuous to describe someone as ''taking the plunge''; just state their actions matter-of-factly. If a literal interpretation of a phrase makes no sense in the context of a sentence, then the sentence should be reworded. [[Wiktionary]] has a lengthy [[wikt:Category:English idioms|list of English idioms]], some of which should be avoided.

[[Wikipedia:Cliché|Clichés]] and [[Wikipedia:Idiom|idioms]] are generally to be avoided in favor of direct, literal expressions. ''Lion's share'' is often misunderstood; instead use a term such as ''all, most'', or ''two-thirds''. The ''tip of the iceberg'' should be reserved for descriptions of [[Wikipedia:Iceberg|icebergs]]. If something is seen as wasteful excess, say that, not ''gilding the lily''. It's presumptuous to describe someone as ''taking the plunge''; just state their actions matter-of-factly. If a literal interpretation of a phrase makes no sense in the context of a sentence, then the sentence should be reworded. [[Wikipedia:Wiktionary|Wiktionary]] has a lengthy [[wikt:Category:English idioms|list of English idioms]], some of which should be avoided.

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+|<big>''Words to watch:'' '''... lion's share, tip of the iceberg, gild the lily, take the plunge, ace up the sleeve, bird in the hand, twist of fate, at the end of the day ...'''</big>
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-[[Cliché]]s and [[idiom]]s are generally to be avoided in favor of direct, literal expressions. ''Lion's share'' is often misunderstood; instead use a term such as ''all, most'', or ''two-thirds''. The ''tip of the iceberg'' should be reserved for descriptions of [[iceberg]]s. If something is seen as wasteful excess, say that, not ''gilding the lily''. It's presumptuous to describe someone as ''taking the plunge''; just state their actions matter-of-factly. If a literal interpretation of a phrase makes no sense in the context of a sentence, then the sentence should be reworded. [[Wiktionary]] has a lengthy [[wikt:Category:English idioms|list of English idioms]], some of which should be avoided.
+[[Wikipedia:Cliché|Clichés]] and [[Wikipedia:Idiom|idioms]] are generally to be avoided in favor of direct, literal expressions. ''Lion's share'' is often misunderstood; instead use a term such as ''all, most'', or ''two-thirds''. The ''tip of the iceberg'' should be reserved for descriptions of [[Wikipedia:Iceberg|icebergs]]. If something is seen as wasteful excess, say that, not ''gilding the lily''. It's presumptuous to describe someone as ''taking the plunge''; just state their actions matter-of-factly. If a literal interpretation of a phrase makes no sense in the context of a sentence, then the sentence should be reworded. [[Wikipedia:Wiktionary|Wiktionary]] has a lengthy [[wikt:Category:English idioms|list of English idioms]], some of which should be avoided.
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