The cat sees not the mouse ever.—Heywood. Those that should hide, see more than they who seek. The fearful eye sees far.
The liquorish cat gets many a rap. The wrong-doer escapes not.
The more you rub a cat on the back, the higher she sets her tail. Praise the vain and they are more than pleased. Flattery and vanity are near akin.
The mouse lords it where the cat is not.—MS., 15th century. The little rule, where there are no great.
The old cat laps as much as the young.—Clarke. One evil is much like another.
They agree like two cats in gutter.—Heywood. To be less than friends.
They argue like cats and dogs. That is to quarrel.
Thou'lt strip it, as Stack stripped the cat when he pulled her out of the churn. To take away everything.
Though the cat winks awhile, yet sure he is not blind. To know all and pretend ignorance.
To grin like a Cheshire cat. Said to be like a cheese cat, often made in Cheshire; but this is not very clear, and the meaning doubtful.