Dogs bark, cats meow, and he always complains about the weather.
dogs bark, cats meow
idiomUsed to introduce something seen as inevitable or totally commonplace.
Origin
disputed originFrom dogs + bark (verb) + cats + meow (verb).
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.
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all bark and no bite
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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bark up the wrong tree
To take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken assumptions about its true nature.
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buy a dog and bark oneself
To do something that one has hired someone else to do.
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call off the dogs
To ease up on after inflicting great punishment.
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cat's meow
A self-satisfied person.
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dog my cats
Used as a mild oath, or as an expression of astonishment
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go to the dogs
To decline or deteriorate shockingly.
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herd cats
To attempt to control the uncontrollable; to attempt to manage a great many unruly factors or people to a single end.