‘TIS THE SEASON of the cliché this year. Maybe it’s cable news trying to lull us into a trance. Maybe it’s social media using familiar jargon to suck us into news stories we don’t really care about. Whatever the explanation, I’ve had it with words and phrases that are over-used. Here’s my list of clichés I hope disappear in 2020. • Throw under the bus. To throw someone under the bus means to…