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)
You can bet on it
Electricity still off. Just dropped in quickly They say maybe 9 or 9:30
8:15 now
I just thought of a nother cattish expression
A copycat – somebody who steals another person’s idea!
On your back?
I must leave again now
Yes I see it
I lie down next to you, too...
Why I have no video and no games in CS
link opens, yes
but if someone puts a video I get a white square?
I'll play on the movie
I asked about it seriously...
I think you're smart...
What?... No?
Ok...
I fear I missed something somewhere. I do not understand!
I think we can discuss it over a game of 8-Ball. Bring your own stick, hustler!
When someone puts a video clip I did not get.
In the smart phone has a video but in my computer it is not
there is - only a white square.
But when I looked at the games (room in CS) and there is no game.
Or rather they are but if I want to play it , get a white square again.
But if bloggers post links I can open it and see the clip.
What is it I do not understand
Ok, but remember this to negotiate honourable terms for the surrender of my freedom of speech
you must install the latest Flashplayer on your PC
You can get it here
Great minds think alike!
YES !!!
I HAVE ! I HAVE ! I HAVE !
Marry him !
CAT
ZMAN
It is not what you know; It is who you know.
grrrr... CAT
you have to kneel down
she is lying on back already...
OK !
B L E S S Y O U M Y C H I L D R E N ! ! !
and
Groom you may kiss the bride!