like something the cat dragged in
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He said the current Supreme Court appeared to dislike the kill zone theory almost “holding it up at arm’s length like something the cat dragged in.”
From Los Angeles Times
“You look like something the cat dragged in.”
From Literature
In photos they look like something the cat dragged in.
From Time Magazine Archive
Right this minute you look like something the cat dragged in.
From Project Gutenberg
As for getting up in the dead of night, to feed the baby, Billy says I look like desolation—'like something the cat dragged in,' was his latest pretty compliment.
From Project Gutenberg
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