The Cat in Cypriot Adages
The Cat in Cypriot Adages
I
ordered my cat and my cat ordered her kittens (someone
who is lazy and does not want to do anything, so instead he asks someone
else to do it)
The
cat plays with the mouse (an uneven competition)
The
cat who sleeps all day does not catch a mouse (a
lazy person who doesn't get anything done)
Our
luck and our lot are like a black cat (people
with continuous bad luck)
No
matter how you throw down a cat, he will still be standing up (someone
who rebounds no matter what happens)
The
old cats like the young mice (old men
who prefer young women)
We
look like the wet cat (people who find
themselves in an unpleasant situation)
The
cat hides her kittens in seven different places (someone
who hides everything he own)
We
caught the cat by the nails (a very difficult
and painful situation)
He
is looking at me with the eyes of the cat (a
menacing look)
Our
cat just had kittens (an unexpected, unpleasant
and expensive situation)
She
came like a cat with her kittens (someone
who is not polite)
She
turned into a kitten (someone who acts
like an innocent angel after doing something wrong)
The
cat says, God blind my master so that I can take all the food; the dog
says, God keep my master healthy so he can give me enough food to eat
(demonstrates the loyalty of the dog and the devious nature of the cat)