🐱 Cat
"Look what the cat dragged in"
Meaning
Said jokingly when someone arrives looking messy or unexpected.
About the cat
Cats are independent, curious, and quiet movers, which is why their idioms cover secrecy, curiosity, and self-reliance.
Example sentence
Look what the cat dragged in! Ben arrived covered in mud.
Test yourself
Which idiom means...
Said jokingly when someone arrives looking messy or unexpected.
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