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Get Me Rewrite: Dictionary clichés

By Mark Jacob

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Feb 11, 2021
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Why do writers use so many clichés that refer to the dictionary? Is it because they’re stuck for words and gaze up at a dictionary on their shelf? Or do they see a dictionary tab on their computer screen? Five examples:

“If you could look up ‘hit the ground running’ in a dictionary, there would probably be a picture of Ashley LeBlanc with it.”

“If you loo…

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