wyświechtany Englisch:

The carpets had worn rather threadbare.

threadbare carpet/sofa/chair

threadbare strings of his racquet

a trite remark

It's trite, but he really was like a father to me.

That argument has become trite

The "twin tiger cubs get separated ..." story felt a bit trite.

Falling in love is the one illogical adventure, the one thing of which we are tempted to think as supernatural, in our trite and reasonable world.