Idiom
cat that ate the canary
Meaning
A person who appears self-satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, prohibited, or private.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He looks like the cat that ate the canary after his prank.”
“She walked into the room with a smile like the cat that ate the canary, clearly hiding a secret.”
“With a look reminiscent of the cat that ate the canary, he sat silently, savoring the knowledge that his rival had finally been outmaneuvered.”
Examples
simple
“He looks like the cat that ate the canary after his prank.”
contextual
“She walked into the room with a smile like the cat that ate the canary, clearly hiding a secret.”
complex
“With a look reminiscent of the cat that ate the canary, he sat silently, savoring the knowledge that his rival had finally been outmaneuvered.”
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