| 词汇 | look like something the cat dragged in |
| 释义 | Idiom look like something the cat dragged in Theme: DISORDER to look very shabby, worn, exhausted, or abused. (Informal. Sometimes with drug.)That new sofa of theirs looks like something the cat dragged in.Poor Dave looks like something the cat drug in. He must have been out late last night. Idiom look like something the cat dragged inlook like something the cat brought/dragged in informal if someone looks like something the cat brought in, they are very untidy and dirty.You can't possibly go to school like that - you look like something the cat dragged in! look like something the cat dragged inTo look exhausted, worn out, untidy, or dirty. After an afternoon playing out in the back yard, the kids came back looking like something the cat dragged in. He wants to take me out to a fancy restaurant, but I just got home from work and look like something the cat dragged in. look like something the cat dragged inFig. to look very shabby, worn, exhausted, or abused. (Sometimes with drug.) That new sofa of theirs looks like something the cat dragged in. Poor Dave looks like something the cat drug in. He must have been out late last night. look like something the cat dragged inAppear completely bedraggled, as in After running around in the rain for hours, I looked like something the cat dragged in . This expression alludes to a cat's bringing home birds or mice it has killed or savaged. [c. 1920] look like something the cat dragged inorlook like something the cat brought inIf someone or something looks like something the cat dragged in, or looks like something the cat brought in, they look unpleasant or unappealing. It is still possible to be an intelligent and successful woman and look like something the cat has dragged in. What money cannot buy is dress sense. |
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