Like A Cat On A Hot Tin Roof Definition, Sentence Examples
LIKE A CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF MEANING – Find out what like a cat on a hot tin roof really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.
The idiom “like a cat on a hot tin roof” also, “like a cat on the hot bricks” first appeared in the second edition of John Ray’s (1627-1705) A Collection of English Proverbs, where he talks of going “like a cat upon a hot bakestone.”
We can find the earliest evidence of the expression “a cat on hot bricks” in the Passages from the Late Dolly Duster’s Diary, published in 1838.
Meaning:
- in an agitated mood.
- acting nervous.
- being in an uneasy in state
- being really anxious and worried.
- being tense.
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Here are examples of sentences that use like a cat on a hot tin roof:
- Ants in his pants caused him to act like a cat on a hot tin roof.
- Sovi still acted like a cat on a hot tin roof despite the merger’s success.
- Kevin was pacing like a cat on a hot tin roof as he waited for the doctor’s results.
- Jessie’s mom acted like a cat on a hot tin roof throughout the game.
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