型かたにはまる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

fit the mold; be conventional; be unoriginal

Describes something or someone that conforms to a fixed pattern, standard, or expectation, often with a negative nuance of lacking originality or being predictable. Used for ideas, behavior, stories, etc.

See also: 型にはめる (かたにはめる)

• 彼かれの小しょう説せつは型かたにはまっていて、新しん鮮せん味みがない。

  His novels are formulaic and lack freshness.

• 型かたにはまった考かんがえ方かたでは、新あたらしい問もん題だいは解かい決けつできない。

  You can't solve new problems with conventional thinking.