Idiom
dogs bark, cats meow
Meaning
Used to introduce something seen as inevitable or totally commonplace.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Dogs bark, cats meow, and he always complains about the weather.”
“You should not be surprised by his rudeness; dogs bark, cats meow, and he is simply a difficult person.”
“In the grand cycle of human nature, one must accept that dogs bark, cats meow, and politicians will inevitably promise more than they can deliver.”
Examples
simple
“Dogs bark, cats meow, and he always complains about the weather.”
contextual
“You should not be surprised by his rudeness; dogs bark, cats meow, and he is simply a difficult person.”
complex
“In the grand cycle of human nature, one must accept that dogs bark, cats meow, and politicians will inevitably promise more than they can deliver.”
Origin
From dogs + bark (verb) + cats + meow (verb).
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