DO IT YOURSELF

1. Using a cliche, how would you describe something which happen suddenly and unexpectedly?

2. Replace the words in bold in the following sentence with a cliche:

Until the thief has been found the whole workforce is under suspicion.

3. Write down the cliche which is often used in informal contexts to refer to Australia.

4. Under what circumtances would the French expression cherchez la femme be used as a cliche in English?