G

• gala occasion: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• game plan: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• garden variety: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• gather: not gather together (redundancy/wordiness) [We will gather at the mall. Not: We will gather together at the mall.]
  
  
• gather: not gather up (redundancy) [The workers gathered the fruit baskets. Not: The workers gathered up the fruit baskets.]
  
  
• general public: delete general (redundancy) [The public wants government accountability. Not: The general public wants government accountability.]
  
  
• general rule: delete general (redundancy) [The rule is to conserve energy. Not: The general rule is conserve energy.]
  
  
• generation gap: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• generous to a fault: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• genius: beware of this word when one uses it as a self-description. Intelligence is typically self-evident and rarely needs to be pointed out.
  
  
• gentle reader: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• get a grip: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• get a life: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• get it together: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• gild the lily: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• gilt-edged [metaphorically]: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• give due consideration, change to: consider (wordiness) [We will consider the proposal. Not: We will give due consideration to the proposal.]
  
  
• give me a break: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• give rise to, change to: cause (wordiness) [Too much rowdiness might cause riots. Not: Too much rowdiness might give rise to riots.]
  
  
• give the green light to: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• glaring omission: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• glass ceiling: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• glowing cheeks: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• GMO organism: delete delete to avoid GMO (genetically modified organism) organism (redundancy)
  
  
• GMT time: delete time to avoid GMT (Greenwich mean time) time (redundancy)
  
  
• goes without saying: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• goes without saying: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• go fore the kill: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• go-getter: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• good as new: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• good benefit: delete good (redundancy) [His generosity of spirit was a benefit. Not: His generosity of spirit was a good benefit.]
  
  
• good for nothing: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• goodly number: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• good success: delete good (redundancy) [We had success with the campaign. Not: We had good success with the campaign.]
  
  
• GOP part: delete party to avoid GOP (Grand Old Party) party (redundancy)
  
  
• go postal: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• gory details: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• go to guy/gal: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• go with the flow: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• graceful in appearance: delete in appearance (redundancy) [Fred Astaire was graceful. Not: Fred Astaire was graceful in appearance.]
  
  
• grateful acknowledgment: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• grateful thanks: delete grateful (redundancy) [The plaque communicated the group's thanks. Not: The plaque communicated the group's grateful thanks.]
  
  
• grave concern: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• GRE exam: delete exam to avoid GRE (Graduate Record Examination) exam (redundancy)
  
  
• grease monkey: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• great open spaces: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• green in color: delete in color (redundancy) [The apple was green. Not: The apple was green in color.]
  
  
• green with envy: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• grim reaper: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• grind to a halt: cliché (avoid)
  
  
• guest: not invited guest (redundancy) [He was pleased to be a guest. Not: He was pleased to be an invited guest.]
  
  
  
• guns blazing: cliché (avoid)