This cream long-haired cat at the National Cat Show in London looks rather grumpy
Today's Phrase
To be the cat's whiskers is to be better than everybody else. It is an old-fashioned expression.
Examples:
Mary thought she was the cat's whiskers in her new coat.
This is a posh school and everybody thinks its students are the cat's whiskers but the teachers know they are not!
Take note
The expression look like something the cat dragged in is used to describe something very dirty or untidy.
Example:
My friends and I went to Rio last year during the Carnival. After partying all day and all night, we looked like something the cat dragged in.
Interesting fact
Cats are a common cause of pet allergies. Proteins in cat saliva, urine and dried flakes of skin can cause allergic reactions to appear in just a few minutes. In other people, they can take several hours to develop.
