Related Clues:

• Trite saying
• Saw
• Writer's no-no
• Old saw
• Hot as a pistol, say
• Platitude
• Tired tale
• Chestnut
• Overused expression
• Banality
• Overworked phrase
• It's trite and true
• Screenwriter's no-no
• Usual thing
• 'When all is said and done,' e.g.