The marketing team rejected the slogan because it sounded threadbare and uninspired to customers.

行銷團隊否決了那句標語，因為顧客聽起來覺得陳腐又缺乏新意。

During the meeting, the manager's threadbare excuse about traffic failed to impress the director.

會議中，經理那套塞車的老套藉口沒能說服主管。

Applicants who rely on threadbare phrases like team player rarely stand out to recruiters.

只會用「團隊合作者」這類老套說法的應徵者，很難讓招募人員留下印象。