Removing Cliches
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"The man was like a bull in a china shop. Even though he got through the door as smooth as silk, he really ended up getting stuck between a rock and a hard place. He was something of a round peg in a square hole, and even though the tough get going when the going gets tough, he was as meek as a lamb, a real milquetoast, and found himself up the creek without a paddle, if you know what I mean, with nowhere to turn. The silence was deafening; you could hear a pin drop
when he walked out to face the music with the angry mob."
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This is an exercise in how to remove cliches from writing.
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