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like the cat that got the cream

like the cat that got the cream adjective: very satisfied and happy.

Adjective

like the cat that got the cream (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very satisfied and happy.
    Synonyms:
    like the cat that ate the canary

Synonyms of like the cat that got the cream

  • like the cat that ate the canary

Questions about like the cat that got the cream

What does like the cat that got the cream mean?
Like the cat that got the cream means very satisfied and happy.
What part of speech is like the cat that got the cream?
Like the cat that got the cream is an adjective.

Words near like the cat that got the cream in the dictionary

  1. like talking to a wall
  2. like terms
  3. like that
  4. like the back end of a bus
  5. like the bottom of a birdcage
  6. like the cat that got the cream
  7. like the clappers
  8. like the devil
  9. like the man said
  10. like the man says
  11. like the new time

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