Idiom
cat in the meal-tub
Meaning
Something concealed; a hidden danger.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“There is a cat in the meal-tub regarding this contract.”
“The deal seemed perfect, but he suspected a cat in the meal-tub after reading the fine print.”
“Despite the politician's charming public persona, the investigative journalist sensed a cat in the meal-tub and began digging into the hidden financial records.”
Examples
simple
“There is a cat in the meal-tub regarding this contract.”
contextual
“The deal seemed perfect, but he suspected a cat in the meal-tub after reading the fine print.”
complex
“Despite the politician's charming public persona, the investigative journalist sensed a cat in the meal-tub and began digging into the hidden financial records.”
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