LIKE A CAT THAT'S GOT THE CREAM

Meaning of LIKE A CAT THAT'S GOT THE CREAM in English

( BrE ) ( US like the cat that got / ate / swallowed the canˈary )

very pleased with yourself

SYN smug

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIKE
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GOT — Airport Name : Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport Airport Location : Gothenburg, Sweden IATA Code : GOT ICAO Code : ESGG
Airport Code English Dictionary
GOT — (Verb) nakuha
English-Visayan vocabulary
GOT — see: get
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CREAM — Yellowish part of milk , rich in butterfat, that rises to the surface naturally if milk is allowed to stand. …
Английский словарь Британика
CAT — I or feline Any member of the family Felidae, the most highly specialized group of mammalian carnivore s. Modern-type cats …
Английский словарь Британика
THAT — I. ˈthat, usu -ad.+V pronoun ( plural those ˈthōz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thæt, neuter demonstrative pron. & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CREAM
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAT — I. ˈkat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOT — past of get
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOT — () imp. & p. p. of Get. See Get.
Английский словарь Webster
GOT — (p. p.) of Get
Английский словарь Webster
GOT — (imp.) of Get
Английский словарь Webster
GOT — imp. & p. p. of Get. See Get.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GOT — ( p. p. ) of Get
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GOT — ( imp. ) of Get
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOT — /got/ , v. 1. a pt. and pp. of get . auxiliary verb. 2. Informal. must; have got (fol. by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CREAM
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CAT — /kat/ , n. , v. , catted, catting . n. 1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, …
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CREAM — I. ˈkrēm noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English creime, creme, from Anglo-French creme, cresme, from Late Latin cramum, of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOT — past and past participle of get
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
GOT — p.p. of get. 2. got ·impf of get. 3. got ·- imp. & ·p.p. of get. ·see get.
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CREAM — vt to furnish with, or as with, cream. 2. cream ·vt to take off the best or choicest part of. …
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CAT — noun a cat o' nine tails. ·see below. 2. cat ·noun a strong tackle used to draw an anchor up …
Webster English vocab
GOT — past and past participle of get .
Concise Oxford English vocab
GOT — [got] past and past part of get
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CREAM — [cream] n, often attrib [ME creime, creme, fr. MF craime, cresme, fr. LL cramum, of Celt origin; akin to W …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CREAM — yellowish component of milk, rich in fat globules, that rises to the surface naturally if milk is allowed to stand; …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAT — (family Felidae), any of a group of carnivorous mammals that includes the true catslion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, puma, and domestic …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOT — got BrE AmE ɡɒt AmE \ ɡɑːt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CREAM — cream BrE AmE kriːm ▷ creamed kriːmd ▷ creaming ˈkriːm ɪŋ ▷ creams kriːmz ▶ ˌ cream ˈ cheese, ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAT — cat BrE AmE kæt ▷ cats kæts ▶ ˈ cat ˌ burglar BrE AmE ▶ ˈ cat ˌ cracker BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOT — pt, pp of get
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CREAM — / kriːm; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] the thick pale yellowish-white fatty …
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CAT
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THAT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOT — got /ɡɒt $ ɡɑːt/ BrE AmE the past tense and a past participle of ↑ get GRAMMAR You cannot use …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CREAM — I. cream 1 /kriːm/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: craime , cresme , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOT — past and past part. of GET.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CREAM — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a the fatty content of milk which gathers at the top and can be …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOT — past and past part. of GET.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CREAM — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a the fatty content of milk which gathers at the top and can be …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAT — n. & v. n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
CREAM — n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a the fatty content of milk which gathers at the top and can be …
Oxford English vocab
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Got is the past tense and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CREAM — ( creams, creaming, creamed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Cream is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAT — ( cats) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cat is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Got is the past tense and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GOT — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES got a cheek ▪ She’s got a cheek ; she just goes on till she gets …
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