Meaning: free or unbound. Meaning and uses.
Rewrite 1: free as a cat on rat patrol
Rewrite 2: free as a bee on a buzziv3
Rewrite 3: free as a $20 bill in a good gust of wind
Rewrite 4: un-shackledtrv1 like a common bird

Comment: In rewrite 4, I tried to twist the idea around so we’re saying the same thing but in other words.

More reading about clichés
What I found when I googled “clichés”:
• National Novel Writing Month: “I was just wondering what clichés you are embracing while writing your novel?”

Note: By providing links to other websites I am only showing you what is out there about clichés – I am not endorsing any content or opinion expressed there.

Check out the searchable alphabetical list of all my cliché rewrites available in the archive list at the right.