(as) nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs

(as) nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs

Extremely nervous. (The cat's long tail would be in danger of getting caught under a swaying rocking chair.) I was nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs as I waited for them to announce the winner.
See also: cat, chair, full, nervous, of, rocking, room
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • chair
  • nervous
  • rocking
  • room
  • tail
  • LOLcat
  • cat ice
  • cool cat
  • roof
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