Like a cat in a strange garret - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
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like a cat in a strange garret
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!
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cat
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like
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strange
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I suppose I won't feel so much
like a cat in a strange garret
when I get acquainted, though.
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