English Explanatory Dictionary

a cat may look at a king

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. A purported inferior has certain rights or prerogatives, even in the presence of a purported superior.

Word forms

a cat may look at a king a cat can look at a king

Related words

gods may do what cattle may not
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