be like a cat on a hot tin roof
be like a cat on a hot tin roof
To be anxious and unable to sit still or relax. A: "Why is Carrie pacing?" B: "She's waiting for the doctor to call with her test results, so she's been like a cat on a hot tin roof all day."
See also: cat, hot, like, on, roof, tin
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
like a cat on a hot tin roof (or on hot bricks)
very agitated, restless, or anxious.See also: cat, hot, like, on, roof, tin
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- like a cat on a hot tin roof
- a cat on a hot tin roof
- cat on a hot tin roof
- be on edge
- on pins and needles
- on edge
- het
- crisis
- athlete
- be a (something) in the making