hackneyed

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hack·neyed f45 [hackneyed] BrE [ˈhæknid] NAmE [ˈhæknid] adjective
used too often and therefore boring
Syn: ↑clichéd
•a hackneyed phrase/subject

Example Bank:
•He doesn't fit the hackneyed image of the computer nerd.
•The artist should be careful to avoid hackneyed subjects.
•There was truth in that hackneyed old saying in show business, ‘Fame costs.’