The wires behind my desk are a total cat's cradle.
cat's cradle
idiomAny complicated structure that appears to be without purpose.
The new tax law is such a cat's cradle that even the accountants cannot explain it.
The legal contract was a tangled cat's cradle of clauses that seemed designed to confuse rather than clarify the agreement.
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cat's meow
A self-satisfied person.
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cradle robber
A person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger, or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age.
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cradle snatcher
A person who prefers to date people significantly younger than themselves.
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look what the cat's dragged in
Used as an ironic acknowledgement of someone's arrival, either jocularly or to imply that they are unwelcome or disagreeable in some way.
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rob the cradle
To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person, especially one from a younger generation.
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the cat's out of the bag
It is too late. Particularly used of secrets that have been exposed.
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the cat's pajamas
Alternative spelling of the cat's pyjamas.
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the cat's pyjamas
A highly sought-after and fancy example of something, usually referring to inanimate objects.