An overused expression or idea, it comes from the French for "to stereotype"
[DOC] [TLE] Cliche | Define Cliche at Dictionary.com [PAR] Cliche definition, a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually ... 
or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as ... C19: 
from French, from clicher to stereotype; imitative of the sound made by the... [DOC] [TLE] Page 1 Openness and Concealment M G R D - is - ) flagrant furtive ... [PAR] A trite or an overused expression, idea, or practice are pronounced differently 
from what ... Clich comes from the French verb clicher, to stereotype, and.