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cat's breakfast

cat's breakfast noun: synonym of dog's breakfast (“a mess”).

Noun

cat's breakfast (plural cat's breakfasts)

  1. Synonym of dog's breakfast (“a mess”).
    • Unless you make a cat's breakfast of the interview, you're about to sign a new recruit. The person could also be thinking, Why did I get myself into this? or What excuse can I give? Give the prospect time to relax,[…]2008 May 15, Mary Christensen, Be a Recruiting Superstar: The Fast Track to Network Marketing Millions, AMACOM, →ISBN, page 175
    • "He makes a cat's breakfast of it, I'm afraid.” She flourished an arm at the litter of papers on the table, the ancient typewriter, the file box sprouting a flurry of blue and pink slips of paper. Fans of file cards lay on the floor.2012 March 6, Jane Langton, Dead as a Dodo, Open Road Media, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    dog's breakfast

Synonyms of cat's breakfast

Forms of cat's breakfast

pluralcat's breakfasts

Questions about cat's breakfast

What does cat's breakfast mean?
Cat's breakfast means synonym of dog's breakfast (“a mess”).
What part of speech is cat's breakfast?
Cat's breakfast is a noun.
What is the plural of cat's breakfast?
The plural of cat's breakfast is cat's breakfasts.

Words near cat's breakfast in the dictionary

  1. cat wheel
  2. cat wheels
  3. cat whisker
  4. cat's ass
  5. cat's asses
  6. cat's breakfast
  7. cat's breakfasts
  8. cat's chance in hell
  9. cat's claw
  10. cat's claws
  11. cat's cradle

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