What affects us affects cats
It means that a person has little or no chance of success in what he/she is about do. It is an abbreviation of the phrase ‘no more chance than a cat in hell without claws’. The two key parts of this earlier version of the phrase are ‘hell’ and ‘without claws’. Hell signifies a …
The link is the promiscuous nature of the female urban cat when in heat. You have probably made the association between the words “cathouse” and “pussy”. If you haven’t, this is it. ‘Cathouse’ is a slang word to describe a brothel. It’s been used like that for several centuries because prostitutes have been called …
The belief that a domestic cat could suck the breath out of a baby probably stemmed from a combination of factors: Cats were considered to be witches’ familiars, companions to witches, at the time when people believed in witchcraft. Some people still do. At the time that people believed that cats could suck the …
Recently, Mark Zuckerberg was asked to attend an important international grand committee set up, as I understand it, by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee at the Houses of Parliament in London, UK. The intention was to question Mr Zuckerberg over recent data breaches, allegations of business malpractice, allegations of the spread of …
‘Never buy a pig in a poke’ is closely linked to ‘he let the cat out of the bag’. A trickster would substitute a cat for a pig when taking it to market in a bag (a poke). The buyer would ask to see the pig but told he could not because it might escape. And then the cat is released because he’s struggling too much. The secret it out. A failed attempt at fraud.
This is about the trinity of trinities – 3 x 3 making 9 (lives) – and the number 9 being a lucky number. The domestic cat’s inquisitiveness leads her into hazardous situations from which she is able to extricate herself through toughness, athleticism and some luck. It was believed that cats had more than …
The phrase “sounds like a cat being strangled” or “sounding like a cat being strangled”, or variants of it, is unpleasant to cat lovers. I am not a politically correct person. However I do see the potential problems that can arise out of the use of phrases such as this one. In my opinion, …
The nearest I can get to a cat in the pan – a cat in a sink! – photo by ♥ellie♥ Turn the cat in the pan is an old phrase that is interesting but it has little to do with cats unfortunately! Still, I am going to write about it nonetheless. The phrase …
