Some of these phrases are just so funnyI 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





I hadn't heard the marble floor phrase before either. It had me chuckling.
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