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look like the cat that ate the canary



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Idioms and Phrases

Also, look like the cat that swallowed the canary . Appear smug and self-satisfied. For example, After she hit her third winning shot, Jeannie looked like the cat that ate the canary . [Second half of 1800s]

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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