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"Stop it; you could put somebody's eye out with that thing!"

 

Camilo, it's the lack of quotation marks that's confusing.

 

But, has there ever been a difference here between normal responses and cliches?

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a simile can be a cliche. in fact, most are cliches.

 

"tighter than Dick's hatband "

 

Neither a popular or common thought or idea, though I agree that some similes are also cliches: The "Slicker than..." variety come to mind.

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