like the cat that got the cream

like the cat that got the cream

Obviously smug and/or overly pleased with oneself. After her promotion, Janet spent the rest of the day looking like the cat that got the cream.

See also: cat, cream, like, that

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like the cat that got the cream

BRITISH or

like the cat that ate the canary

AMERICAN

If someone looks like the cat that got the cream, they look satisfied and happy with themselves because they have been successful or done something they are proud of. `Thanks a million,' he repeats, grinning like the cat that got the cream. Jules stands at one end, looking like the cat that ate the canary.

See also: cat, cream, like, that

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like the cat that's got (or who's stolen) the cream

self-satisfied; having achieved your objective. informal, chiefly British

See also: cat, cream, like

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