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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