CHESHIRE CAT, THE


Meaning of CHESHIRE CAT, THE in English

Chesh·ire cat, the /ˌtʃeʃə ˈkæt $ -ʃər-/ BrE AmE

people sometimes say someone is ‘grinning like a Cheshire cat’ to mean that they have a big and rather silly smile on their face. This phrase comes from a character in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, which disappears until only its big smile can be seen.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.