A Modest Request

In the interests of keeping language alive and useful, I have a request for my millions of avid readers.  For the rest of this week at least, let's all try to avoid just one cliche overused to the point of madness.  Do you think it's possible?

Let's start with this one:

Wake up call.

Those of us old enough to have ever had an actual wake up call might lead the way.

We might even try to think of what we actually mean when we use that phrase, because it is almost never what that phrase means.