Meanings
From the habit of domestic cats of bringing home the remains of killed animals.
How to pronounce "look what the cat's dragged in":
AU
Used as an ironic acknowledgement of someone's arrival, especially to imply that they are unwelcome or disagreeable in some way.
Example Sentences
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Oh, look what the cat's dragged in - it's my old high school friend!
A-Z Proximities
- look the part
- look through
- look to
- look up
- look up and down
- look what the cat's dragged in
- look-in
- loom large
- loose cannon
- loose change
- loose end