Whether they’re napping in sunbeams or knocking things off tables, cats have inspired some purr-fectly quirky expressions. Take this quiz and test your knowledge of ten cat-tastic idioms!1. In which situation would you use the expression “Cat got your tongue?”When your colleague is giving a long speechWhen you ask someone a question and they don’t answerWhen your buddy is cheering loudly at a hockey game2. Vince was frustrated. “This is almost impossible! Getting these people to cooperate is like !”herding catskeeping cats in a canoetraining cats3. Beth asked Megan, “Who ate all the cookies?” Megan shook her head and answered, “Stop asking questions!” What cat idiom could Megan have used?Curiosity killed the cat.The clever cat has nine lives.Too many questions scare the cat away.4. Without supervision, the children were running wild! When the cat’s away, !the dog will sleepthe kittens go astraythe mice will play5. When is it a good time to use the expression “to let the cat out of the bag”?When you blurt out a secretWhen you adopt a catWhen you forget to bring your reusable bag to the store6. Lise pointed to her thriving vegetable garden and smiled proudly. She looked like the cat that ate the .canarypoutinecatnip7. The idiom “to fight like cats and dogs” means:to drop your gloves in a hockey gameto have frequent angry argumentsto scratch and bite8. Marc watched the situation unfold and said, “You’ve really put the cat among the pigeons!” What do you think is happening?Someone is making friends.Someone is causing trouble.Someone is starting to prepare a meal.9. The clouds are opening up; it’s quite the downpour! What cat expression is appropriate in this situation?It’s raining cats and dogs.It’s pouring tabbies and calicos.It’s raining kittens and ducklings.10. Charles likes to tease his friend, Magda. When Magda finally shows up at the party, late, Charles smiles and exclaims:“Look what the cat dragged in!”“Look what the cat knocked over!”“Look what the cat coughed up!”
