canary

See:

LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY or

LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT SWALLOWED THE CANARY.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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look like the cat that ate the canary

[look like the cat that ate the canary] or [look like the cat that swallowed the canary] {v. phr.} To seem very self-satisfied; look as if you had just had […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

[like] See: [EAT LIKE A BIRD], [FEEL LIKE], [LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY], [NOTHING LIKE], [THE LIKES OF] or [THE LIKE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

cat

[cat] See: [COPY CAT], [CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT], [FRAIDY-CAT] or [FRAID-CAT] or [SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED-CAT], [HOLY CATS], [LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG], [LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[eat] See: [DOG-EAT-DOG], [LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG] or [EAT HIGH ON THE HOG], [LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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