look like something the cat dragged in

look like something the cat dragged in
look like something the cat dragged in
Fig. 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.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • look like something the cat dragged in — look like something the cat dragged/brought/in informal phrase to have a very dirty or untidy appearance Thesaurus: dirty and scruffy in appearancesynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • look like something the cat dragged in — look 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! …   New idioms dictionary

  • like something the cat dragged in — look 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! …   New idioms dictionary

  • look like something the cat brought in — look 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! …   New idioms dictionary

  • look like something the cat brought in — look like something the cat dragged/brought/in informal phrase to have a very dirty or untidy appearance Thesaurus: dirty and scruffy in appearancesynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • Look like something the cat dragged in — something horrid or abhorrent …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • look like something the cat dragged in — Australian Slang something horrid or abhorrent …   English dialects glossary

  • like something the cat brought/dragged/drug in — ◇ If you look or feel like something the cat brought/dragged/drug in, you are very dirty or untidy. I need to take a shower–I look like something the cat dragged in. • • • Main Entry: ↑cat …   Useful english dictionary

  • Look What the Cat Dragged In — For the song by Giggs, see Look What the Cat Dragged In (song). Look What the Cat Dragged In Studio album by Poison …   Wikipedia

  • like something thecat dragged in —    If you compare a person or thing to something the cat dragged in,you think they they look dirty, untidy or generally unappealing.     My teenage son often looks like something the cat dragged in …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • cat — [ kæt ] noun count *** 1. ) an animal with soft fur, a long thin tail, and WHISKERS, that people keep as a pet or for catching mice. A young cat is called a kitten. a ) a wild animal that looks like a big cat, for example a lion or TIGER: BIG CAT …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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