herd cats
idiomTo attempt to control the uncontrollable; to attempt to manage a great many unruly factors or people to a single end.
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dog my cats
Used as a mild oath, or as an expression of astonishment
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dogs bark, cats meow
Used to introduce something seen as inevitable or totally commonplace.
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rain cats and dogs
To rain very heavily.
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rain dogs and cats
Alternative form of rain cats and dogs.
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ride herd on
To supervise.
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thin the herd
to cull, to reduce the size of a group