Basic Trope: A character says a popular phrase only to subvert it midway.
- Straight: Bob states that "I keep my friends close and my enemies far away".
- Exaggerated: "I keep my friends close and I don't have enemies".
- Downplayed: "I keep my friends close and my enemies close enough to keep an eye on."
- Justified: Bob is actually arguing against the cliche — he does not mean to win over his enemies, just prevent them from harming him.
- Inverted: Bob starts out saying the phrase wrong before correcting himself.
- Subverted: Bob gets interrupted midway through by someone assuming he'll subvert it, but he actually says it normally.
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- Parodied: ???
- Zig-Zagged: ???
- Averted:
- "I keep my friends close and my enemies closer".
- Bob avoids stock phrases.
- Enforced: The Producers note "I keep my friends close and my enemies closer" is not in character for Bob to say.
- Lampshaded: ???
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: ???
- Defied: ???
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
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