Some of these phrases are just so funny I hadn't heard the marble floor phrase before either. It had me chuckling.
Cat's Pajamas is an interesting one, thought you would like to know where that came from:
Cat's pajamas / Cat's meow / Cat's whiskers - Something considered to be outstanding
Coined by American cartoonist Thomas a. Dorgan (1877-1929) whose work appears in many American newspapers.

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Catgut - What tennis rackets and violin strings are made of
The word came about when the German word "kitgut" was translated into other languages. Kitgut was a small fiddle. The folk tale "cat and the fiddle" probably has something to do with the translation as well.

As far as Catty remarks - Comments made by a woman, usually about another woman
The phrase came about when a man named Heywood, in the middle 1500's wrote "A woman hath nine lives like a cat." Soon, a woman who gossiped about other women was said to be making "catty" remarks about them.

Troy, I liked your point about hissy fit! So true!

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"In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats." - English proverb