Idiom
stock phrase
Meaning
A phrase frequently or habitually used by a person or group, and thus associated with them.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That catchphrase is his favorite stock phrase.”
“The politician often uses the same stock phrase to avoid answering difficult questions from the press.”
“While the professor attempted to offer original insights, he frequently retreated into a tired stock phrase whenever a student challenged his core arguments.”
Examples
simple
“That catchphrase is his favorite stock phrase.”
contextual
“The politician often uses the same stock phrase to avoid answering difficult questions from the press.”
complex
“While the professor attempted to offer original insights, he frequently retreated into a tired stock phrase whenever a student challenged his core arguments.”
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