look what the cat's dragged in

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase

Used as an ironic acknowledgement of someone's arrival, either jocularly or to imply that they are unwelcome or disagreeable in some way.

En-au-look what the cat's dragged in.ogg

look what the cat's dragged in look what the cat dragged in look what the cat drug in look who the cat dragged in

From the habit of domestic cats of bringing home the remains of killed animals.

look what the wind blew in

look like something the cat dragged in

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