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Faunamorphs & Floramorphs

A Lexicon Drawn from the Natural World

Like a cat on hot bricks

Home The Lexicon Like a cat on hot bricks

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Like a cat on hot bricks

Definition

Extremely anxious or agitated; British version of "like a cat on a hot tin roof."

Language

English

Type

Faunamorph

Subcategory

Felines

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Sayings/Similes/Aphorisms/Proverbs

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