dragged

look like something the cat brought/dragged in (informal)

if someone looks like something the cat brought in, they are very untidy and dirty. You can't possibly go to school like that - you look like something the cat dragged in!

See also: brought, cat, drag, like, look, something

Look what the cat's dragged in! (informal)

an insulting way of saying that someone has just arrived, suggesting that they are ugly and badly dressed. Well, look what the cat's dragged in. Did you make that dress or borrow it from your mother?

See also: drag, look