like the cat that's got the cream

like the cat that got the cream

Obviously smug and/or overly pleased with oneself. After her promotion, Janet spent the rest of the day looking like the cat that got the cream.

self-satisfied; having achieved your objective. informal, chiefly British

See also: cat, cream, like

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词组	like the cat that's got the cream
释义	like the cat that's got the cream like the cat that got the cream Obviously smug and/or overly pleased with oneself. After her promotion, Janet spent the rest of the day looking like the cat that got the cream. See also: cat, cream, like, that Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. like the cat that's got (or who's stolen) the cream self-satisfied; having achieved your objective. informal, chiefly British See also: cat, cream, like Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: like the cat that got the cream like the cat that got, stole, etc. the cream like the cat that stole the cream stole look like the cat that ate the canary look like the cat that swallowed the canary wash (one's) hands of (someone or something) wash one's hands of wash your hands of somebody/something wash your hands of something/someone
随便看	think before (one) (does something) think better of think better of it/of doing something think better of it/(something) think better of somebody think big think box think-box think fit for think fit (to do something) think for think for (oneself) think greatly of (someone or something) think highly of somebody/something think highly of (someone or something) think hung the moon think ill of (someone or something) thinking thinking inside the box thinking out loud think inside the box think little of think little of (someone or something) think long and hard think much of (someone or something)