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title: Cliche site
date: "2000-12-18T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 2019
description: I discovered ClicheSite, a resource that explains the meanings of common idioms and cliches. It is helpful for looking up the origins of phrases like "ass backwards" and understanding everyday expressions we often use without thinking.
keywords: [cliches, idioms, language, etymology, phrases, linguistics]
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[Cliches](http://www.clichesite.com/). Tells you what cliches like [ass backwards](http://www.clichesite.com/content.asp?which=tip+1732) mean.