In this article which is here:
Reading for your writing - clich�s I have ranted on about cliches in books that you read. (Rants are creative, I reckon.)
The idea is that if you see them in other people's writing, you'll avoid using them in your own.
There are many ways of being cliched and I have said that "one of the ones that really irritates me and has to be in every single book I�ve ever read (that might be a small exaggeration..) is the one where �he was solidly built, but still light on his feet� or �she was very chubby but still danced across the room as light as air� or �despite his immense girth, he ran nimbly around the croquet lawn�. Eek!
Every book I read this person is there � this person who is large for some reason but able to move quickly."
I was wondering what other cliches you notice when you're reading that you would like to share with us - your favorite I'm-going-to-throw-this-book-at-the-wall-if-I-find-another-Sumo-wrestler-who-dances-like-thistledown cliche.
What is it?