CLICHE CHAOS
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Sept. 2004
Jennifer Orehowsky  (adapted)

[Though often maligned for their over-use, the fact that cliches are over-used attests to their importance in enabling us to more fully express ourselves.] JA

So, just go with the flow and use the opening word(s) below to complete these garden-variety,  tried and true cliches:

1. A drop
2. Think outside
3. Push
4. Home is
5. If it ain't
6. Chip
7. The best thing
8. Beat
9. Cream
10. Once in
11. Knock
12. Stick in
13. Not my
14. Grist for
15. Red
16. Stuck in
17. Made in
18. Tools of
19. Rake in
20. Shake like
21. Leave
22. Freedom
23. Run
24. There's no

Answers:

1. A drop in the bucket 
2. Think outside the box
3. Push the envelope 
4. Home is where the heart is.
5. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
6. Chip off the old block
7. The best thing since sliced bread
8.  Beat around the bush
9. Cream of the crop
10. Once in a blue moon
11. Knock on wood
12. Stick in the mud
13. Not my cup of tea
14. Grist for the mill
15. Red as a beet
16. Stuck in a rut
17. Made in the shade
18. Tools of the trade
19. Rake in the dough
20. Shake like a leaf
21. Leave well enough alone.
22. Freedom isn't free. 
23. Run of the mill
24. There's no place like home

Alternate cliches:
3. When push comes to shove
7. The best things in life are free.
8. Beat the bushes
13. Not my job 
24. There's no such thing as a free lunch.