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look like something the cat dragged in

look like something the cat dragged in verb: to have a very dishevelled or untidy appearance.

Verb

look like something the cat dragged in (third-person singular simple present looks like something the cat dragged in, present participle looking like something the cat dragged in, simple past and past participle looked like something the cat dragged in)

  1. (informal, simile) To have a very dishevelled or untidy appearance.

Synonyms of look like something the cat dragged in

Forms of look like something the cat dragged in

third-person singular presentlooks like something the cat dragged in
present participlelooking like something the cat dragged in
past participlelooked like something the cat dragged in
pastlooked like something the cat dragged in
alternative formlook like something the cat brought in
alternative formlook like something the cat's dragged in

Origin of look like something the cat dragged in

From the habit of domestic cats of bringing home the remains of killed animals.

Questions about look like something the cat dragged in

What does look like something the cat dragged in mean?
Look like something the cat dragged in means to have a very dishevelled or untidy appearance.
What part of speech is look like something the cat dragged in?
Look like something the cat dragged in is a verb.
What is the past tense of look like something the cat dragged in?
The past tense of look like something the cat dragged in is looked like something the cat dragged in.

Words near look like something the cat dragged in in the dictionary

  1. look it
  2. look like
  3. look like a bomb has hit it
  4. look like one swallowed a bug
  5. look like something the cat brought in
  6. look like something the cat dragged in
  7. look like something the cat's dragged in
  8. look like who did it and ran
  9. look like who did it and ran away
  10. look lively
  11. look Ma, no hands

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