look like something the cat dragged in
Appear completely bedraggled, as in After running around in the rain for hours, I looked like something the cat dragged in. This expression alludes to a cat's bringing home birds or mice it has killed or savaged. [c. 1920]
Words nearby look like something the cat dragged in
look in on, look into, look like, look like a million dollars, look like death, look like something the cat dragged in, look like the cat that ate the canary, look on, look on the bright side, look out, look out for
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