Cattish Expressions
Ok, so you bought a cat in a bag, but the cat is out of the bag now. A cat has nine lives, but there are many ways to skin a cat. Shooting cats is not the answer, but in the end curiosity killed the cat!Cats wherever you look! I wonder if dogs get anywhere near this. Here are a few cattish expressions and their meanings:
1. You bought a cat in the bag – You made a bad deal.
2. Let the cat out of the bag – Let the secret out.
3. Many ways to skin a cat – Many ways to do a thing.
4. A cat has nine lives – Cats are tough animals.
5. To shoot cats – To vomit.
6. Curiosity killed the cat – Don’t be so inquisitive.
7. He is a fat cat – He is a rich man.
8. To grin like a Cheshire cat – to be very self-satisfied.
9. He is a scaredy-cat – He’s scared.
10. All cats are grey in the dark – Things look the same in the dark.
11. To be like a cat on a hot tin roof – To be very agitated.
12. To be the cat's whiskers – To think you are better than others.
13. A cat can look at a king – Important people are not untouchable.
14. Has the cat got your tongue? – Don’t just stand there. Talk!
15. A cat in gloves catches no mice – To be nice is not always enough.
16. He is conceited as a barber's cat – Very full of himself.
17. I smell a dead cat on the line – Something is wrong.
18. They fight like cat and dog – They fight all the time.
19. He is a fraidy cat – He is scared.
20. You don’t have a cat’s chance in hell– You have no chance.
21. It's raining cats and dogs! – It is raining hard.
22. You look like the cat that got the cream – You look happy.
23. You look like something the cat brought in – you look bad.
24. You look like the cat that swallowed the canary – You look guilty.
25. To be mad enough to kick a cat – To be very cross.
26. Not enough room to swing a cat – Very little space.
27. Play cat and mouse with somebody – To be evasive.
28. To purr like a cat – To be very happy.
29. The cat is amongst the pigeons – We have trouble.
30. First see which way the cat jumps – Look before you act.
This is by now means all of them. You will find plenty more. To be catfoot is just another. It describes a very cautious person.
A cattish expression? Oh, that is a scornful look on your face!
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Comments (174)
Hmm, a new face on the blog? Why did I not see you before?
This is only some of them. You can bet on it that there are more!
Morning cat
Cat here, cat there, cat everywhere
What about human rights???
Am the early bird where is my fresh yammi worms
Cats are very clever animals. You never own a cat. Cats keep people to look after them.
Everywhere indeed. Did you notice I disappear from the blogs promptly at midnight every night?
At midnight I transform into a cat and then we rule the world. Then we sit on fences serenading; to the delight of sleeping humans who honour us by throwing their shoes at us! I simply don’t understand humans. In the morning they come to fetch their offerings again!
We don't have to fight for any rights. We already have it. We only make humanss believe that they are important to make them work harder for us!
Eish, they must be important if they are such a large component of our language. I think most proverbs and idioms in any language have a large animal presence. Even the mouse features prominently!
Nope, no counting today, but are you telling me cats don't count?
Niece love u alot
Humans who honour us by throwing their shoes at us Ha ha ha thats tragedy part of cat,s history on our earth :alugh:
your honer
your honer
your honer
World is belongs to cats and they are many people like cats..eat and drink and be workless for ur whole life
What do you mean workless? It is a tough job keeping the sofa warm all day; and then we still have to entertain humans all night long to earn our daily shoe!
You look good enough!
To earn our daily shoe Ha ha ha ... i love it shoe too
Indiiiiii dia dia... Inidiaaaa
I don't know whu humans always talk about shoes!
Everytime I climb on the table my master tells me 'Shoe, Shoe, Shoe!'
UMM Umm.... Ummkaka morning...hap happiness
Dont climb on the table CatSa.... now where is my shoe
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There are plenty more, but the list was getting too long already!
How do you make a cat woof like a dog?
Too much trade union problems!
No, cats don't take orders!
Pour petrol over it and set it alight!
It will go "Woof!!!"
and how is ur shoe
catch you people in a few hours!
the woman I love is a cat in the "Chinese Zodiacal Sign". She doesn't write to me anymore! Any advice or version of no.31? If you can't help me now, Cat my friend, then nobody will!
Send her flowers, fruits...chocolate ( but no money at all be careful) goodluck Rob and never give up Hap hap happiness to u and ur wishes
Chines Zodiac goes by the birth year. She is Born 1964. That's it! Keep well yourself!
This is my queen, just looking good.
today is ur lucky day... be happy