Idioms

like a cat in a strange garret

Very wary or timid. Of course he's acting like a cat in a strange garret—he's never been to the big city before!

See also:

a dead cat on the line
be as gentle as a lamb
stole
LOLcat
be (as) nervous as a cat
nervous
(as) nervous as a cat
not a cat in hell's chance
let the cat out of the bag
let the cat out of the bag, to

References in classic literature

I suppose I won't feel so much like a cat in a strange garret when I get acquainted, though.

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