well-trodden

Chelsea academy graduates usually have a couple of well-trodden pathways - breakthrough, loan, first team; or breakthrough, loan, sale.

Most of the well-trodden world has recovered from pandemic closures.

"This is a well-trodden path for a woman in the public eye who has a lifestyle that straddles aspirational as well as challenging," Frances says.

This is intentional - the actress said she wanted to focus on "quirky", "peculiar" tales rather than well-trodden subjects such as conflict, disaster and poverty.

The moment Park focuses her screenplay on — the weeks before leaving for college — is well-trodden territory for young-adult movies.