English Explanatory Dictionary

nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Extremely nervous.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.wav En-au-nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.ogg

Word forms

nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs

Etymology

A more elaborate form of nervous as a cat. The implication is that the cat is afraid of its long tail being caught underneath a rocker.

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