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बिल्ली पर कुछ और मुहावरे

1. A cat has nine lives: A proverb expressing the belief that it is very difficult to kill a cat.

(ऐसी मान्यता कि बिल्ली को मारना बहुत कठिन है)

He struggled hard, and had, as they say, as many lives as a cat. (Bunyan)

2. A cat and dog life: A life full of petty quarrels and bickerings.

(वह जीवन जिसमे छोटी छोटी बातों पर झगड़े होते रहें)

I am sure we have lived a cat-and-dog life of it. (S.T.Coleridge)

3. To turn a cat- in- pan: To execute a somersault / To veer round suddenly.

(अकस्मात् बात को या स्थिति को बदल देना)

When George in pudding time came ove'r,
And moderate men looked big sir,
A turned a cat-in-pan once more,
And so became a Whig, sir. (The vicar of Bray)