like a cat on a hot tin roof
English
Etymology
A simile developed from the behaviour of a cat observed on a hot tin roof.
Prepositional phrase
Usage notes
Once said as like a cat on hot bricks, but this form is less common because of the 1955 play and subsequent movie titled Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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