“It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy” <br />Is said in veneration <br />It fits him well and does comply <br />With deserved admiration <br /> <br />“I would, if I could, but I can’t” <br />Most usually meaning “I won’t” <br />The English might say that “I shan’t” <br />Or “it’s something I usually don’t” <br /> <br />“He never knew what hit him” <br />We say to ease our strain <br />Really feeling oh so grim <br />About the other fellow’s pain <br /> <br />“All things being equal” Is, <br />Entirely theoretical <br />One needn’t be a brainy whiz <br />To know it’s hypothetical <br /> <br />“Been there, done that” <br />A know-it-all’s rendition <br />He seems to think he’s where it’s at <br />And boasting is his mission <br /> <br />“There are no two ways about it” <br />An expression that’s so blinded <br />Most times it’s mostly doubted <br />As we stay more open minded <br /> <br />“When all is said and done” <br />Cliches like these abound <br />It’s suggested they be shunned <br />By less cliche-ing around<br /><br />Stanley Cooper<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cliche-ing-around/
