常じょう套とう句く

noun

conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché

Refers to a set expression or phrase used so often it has become trite or predictable. Often carries a slightly negative nuance of lacking originality.

• 彼かれのスピーチは常じょう套とう句くばかりで、心こころに響ひびかなかった。

  His speech was full of clichés and didn't resonate.

• 謝しゃ罪ざい文ぶんに「遺い憾かんの意いを表ひょうします」という常じょう套とう句くが使つかわれていた。

  The apology letter used the stock phrase 'we express our regret'.