(exp) anybody (without distinction)
every Tom, Dick and Harry
anything
(exp) to feign friendliness
to play the hypocrite
(n,vs) doting on someone
(n) (uk) leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
(exp) a cornered rat will bite a cat
despair turns cowards courageous
(exp) being quiet and meek (in contrast to normal behaviour) (c.f. meek as a lamb)
lit: a borrowed cat
(n) cat scratch fever
(n) narrow strip of land
(n) (uk) European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris)
(exp) curiosity killed the cat
(exp) very small (particularly of a room or flat)
(exp) anybody (without distinction)
every Tom, Dick and Harry
anything
(adj-i) completely deserted
(n) extremely busy
lit: so busy one would even welcome the help of a cat
(exp) curiosity killed the cat
(exp) empty vessels make the most sound
(n) Schrodinger's cat (quantum mechanics thought experiment)
