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"Thought-Terminating Cliches" (lemmy.world)
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[–] VubDapple@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Well, if you recognize that a situation is beyond your scope you might use such a phrase to suggest moving on from further discussion either internally or in conversation with others. It might be less a magic phrase that stops thoughts and more a request to move on; a "conversation terminating" phrase.