look like the cat that swallowed the canary

Fig. to appear as if one had just had a great success. After the meeting John looked like the cat that swallowed the canary. I knew he must have been a success. Your presentation must have gone well. You look like the cat that swallowed the canary.

See also: canary, cat, like, look, swallow

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Waldedrudis	-	Ancient Germanic
Ieronimus	-	Late Roman
Andreas	ahn-DRE-ahs (German, Swedish), ahn-DRHAY-ahs (Dutch)	German, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Welsh, Ancient Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Gre
Kaspar	-	German
OfÉLia	-	Portuguese
Edgardo	ed-GAHR-do	Spanish, Italian