cat's whiskers
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Broadcasting was then mostly stutter and static, and reception was mostly a matter of cat's whiskers and crystals.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bell rang and the light flashed as soon as the radar "cat's whiskers" brushed the rising ground.
From Time Magazine Archive
It's the bee's knees, the cat's whiskers and 23-skidoo in the razzmatazz sound of the '20s, featuring Julie Andrews and Carol Channing from the sound track.
From Time Magazine Archive
Others pencil their eyebrows in red, paint cat's whiskers on their faces, wear purple lipstick.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their hearts and consciences might be as hard as flint, but their pocketbooks were as sensitive as a cat’s whiskers.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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