I’m sure that a “philosophunculist” (‘A petty or insignificant philosopher’, OED) would use clichés. And if I’d paid more attention to the clichés, such as ‘You get what you pay for’, I would have bought a decent kettle, rather than the 5 Euro one from the discount shop. And if I’d bought a decent one, the handle would not have melted on its first outing …
Day #194 of a 365 project, where the daily pic is informed by the OED word of the day.