like a cat on a hot tin roof

like a cat on a hot tin roof
Jumpy, nervous.

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 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 a hot tin roof (Brit. also on hot bricks) — informal very agitated or anxious. → cat …   English new terms dictionary

  • be like a cat on a hot tin roof — to be nervous and unable to keep still. What s the matter with her? She s like a cat on a hot tin roof this morning …   New idioms dictionary

  • Like a cat on a hot tin-roof — in a state of extreme agitation …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • like a cat on a hot tin-roof — Australian Slang in a state of extreme agitation …   English dialects glossary

  • like a cat on a hot tin roof — adj. restless; agitated and nervous and unable to remain still …   English contemporary dictionary

  • like a cat on a hot tin roof — informal very agitated or anxious …   Useful english dictionary

  • be like a cat on a hot tin roof — v. be restless; be agitated and nervous and unable to remain still …   English contemporary 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 — W3S1 [kæt] n [: Old English; Origin: catt, probably from Latin cattus, catta] 1.) a) a small animal with four legs that people often keep as a pet. Cats sometimes kill small animals and birds →↑feline tabby/ginger/tortoiseshell etc cat (=colours… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”