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like a scalded cat

like a scalded cat phrase: with great rapidity.

Phrase

like a scalded cat

  1. (simile) With great rapidity.

Forms of like a scalded cat

alternative formlike a scalded dog

Questions about like a scalded cat

What does like a scalded cat mean?
Like a scalded cat means with great rapidity.
What part of speech is like a scalded cat?
Like a scalded cat is a phrase.

Words near like a scalded cat in the dictionary

  1. like a raped ape
  2. like a rat from a sinking ship
  3. like a rat up a drain
  4. like a rat up a drainpipe
  5. like a ripe plum
  6. like a scalded cat
  7. like a scalded dog
  8. like a shot
  9. like a spare prick at a wedding
  10. like a stuck pig
  11. like a ton of bricks

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