like a cat on a hot tin roof (Brit. also on hot bricks)

like a cat on a hot tin roof (Brit. also on hot bricks)
like a cat on a hot tin roof (Brit. also on hot bricks)
informal
very agitated or anxious.
cat

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  • like a cat on a hot tin roof — ► like a cat on a hot tin roof (Brit. also on hot bricks) informal very agitated or anxious. Main Entry: ↑cat …   English terms dictionary

  • like a cat on hot bricks — ► like a cat on a hot tin roof (Brit. also on hot bricks) informal very agitated or anxious. Main Entry: ↑cat …   English terms dictionary

  • cat — ► NOUN 1) a small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractile claws. 2) a wild animal resembling this, in particular a lion, tiger, or other member of the cat family. 3) informal a malicious or spiteful woman. ●… …   English terms dictionary

  • cat — cat1 noun 1》 a small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractile claws. [Felis catus.]     ↘any member of the cat family (Felidae), which includes the lion, tiger, leopard, etc. 2》 informal a malicious or spiteful …   English new terms dictionary

  • catlike — cat ► NOUN 1) a small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractile claws. 2) a wild animal resembling this, in particular a lion, tiger, or other member of the cat family. 3) informal a malicious or spiteful woman …   English terms dictionary

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