Idioms about Cats
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Idioms about Cats
1) Cat got your tongue
Gwyn: I saw you at the party kissing another girl.
Barry: What are you talking about?
Gwyn: Look, I even have a picture of it.
Barry: Ah … ah …
Gwyn: What”s the matter? Cat got your tongue!
Barry: What are you talking about?
Gwyn: Look, I even have a picture of it.
Barry: Ah … ah …
Gwyn: What”s the matter? Cat got your tongue!
2) Fight like cats and dogs
Ann: Do you have a brother?
Bill: Yes, a twin brother in fact.
Ann: Really, I had no idea.
Bill: Yeah, we fight like cats and dogs, so we do hang out much.
Bill: Yes, a twin brother in fact.
Ann: Really, I had no idea.
Bill: Yeah, we fight like cats and dogs, so we do hang out much.
3) Fat cat
Mel: Who lives in that house on the beach?
Sam: I am not sure. Some fat cat.
Mel: It’s a lovely house.
Sam: Yeah, it must be nice being filthy rich.
Mel: Yeah, I’d love to be a fat cat someday.
Sam: I am not sure. Some fat cat.
Mel: It’s a lovely house.
Sam: Yeah, it must be nice being filthy rich.
Mel: Yeah, I’d love to be a fat cat someday.
4) Like herding cats
Kim: Do you like teaching young kids?
Joe: Yeah, but some days it is really hard.
Kim: Yeah, I bet.
Joe: Sometimes it’s like herding cats.
Kim: I can imagine.
Joe: Yeah, but some days it is really hard.
Kim: Yeah, I bet.
Joe: Sometimes it’s like herding cats.
Kim: I can imagine.
5) Play cat and mouse
Bob: I miss you. Can I meet you on Friday?
Sue: Maybe.
Bob: What about Saturday or Sunday?
Sue: Maybe.
Bob: Are you playing cat and mouse with me?
Sue: No, I am really busy.
Sue: Maybe.
Bob: What about Saturday or Sunday?
Sue: Maybe.
Bob: Are you playing cat and mouse with me?
Sue: No, I am really busy.
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Cat got your tongue
We use this phrase when talking to someone who is too embarrassed to speak because they have been caught doing something wrong.
Fight like cats and dogs
When people fight like cats and dogs, that means they do not get along. We use this phrase to describe people that are always arguing.
Fat cat
A fat cat is a very rich, poweful person who has a lot of influence in business or politics. A fat cat would be a person who often gets what they want because of their power.
Like herding cats
The phrase like herding cats refers to attempting to gather cats. Cats are very hard to catch so the phrase means to have a hard time collecting something or getting people to do something.
Play cat and mouse
When you play cat and mouse with someone, you tease them or play with them for your own amusement. You purposely make life hard for them just because you can.
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