Letting I dare not wait upon I would,
Like the poor cat i’ the adage,
meaning, expressed in another proverb,
The cat loves fish, but does not like
To wet her paws.
Good liquor will make a cat speak.
Not room to swing a cat.
They used to swing a cat to the branch of a tree as a mark to shoot at.
Honest as the cat when the meal is out of reach.
Let the cat out of the bag.