(as) weak as a kitten

Especially weak, feeble, and vulnerable; completely unable to defend oneself. The heart attack left me bedridden and weak as a kitten for nearly a month. Tom's always been as weak as a kitten, so we don't bother trying to roughhouse with him at all.

weak as a kitten

Feeble and fragile, as in After that bout with flu she was weak as a kitten. This simile has largely replaced weak as a cat, from the early 1800s.

weak as a kitten

Feeble, defenseless. This proverbial simile goes one better than weak as a cat, dating from the early nineteenth century. Erle Stanley Gardner had “He felt as weak as a kitten” in The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito (1943). Other variations are O. Henry’s weak as a vegetarian cat (Cupid à la Carte, 1907) and weak as a newborn kitten.

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释义	(as) weak as a kitten (as) weak as a kitten Especially weak, feeble, and vulnerable; completely unable to defend oneself. The heart attack left me bedridden and weak as a kitten for nearly a month. Tom's always been as weak as a kitten, so we don't bother trying to roughhouse with him at all. See also: kitten, weak Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. weak as a kitten Feeble and fragile, as in After that bout with flu she was weak as a kitten. This simile has largely replaced weak as a cat, from the early 1800s. See also: kitten, weak The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. weak as a kitten Feeble, defenseless. This proverbial simile goes one better than weak as a cat, dating from the early nineteenth century. Erle Stanley Gardner had “He felt as weak as a kitten” in The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito (1943). Other variations are O. Henry’s weak as a vegetarian cat (Cupid à la Carte, 1907) and weak as a newborn kitten. See also: kitten, weak The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: kitten weak as a kitten weak as a baby (as) weak as a baby weak sister weak week get (one's)/the knife into (someone) knives put/stick the knife in
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