be the cat's whiskers



be the cat's whiskers

  (British & Australian)
to be better than everyone else I thought I was the cat's whiskers in my new dress.
See also: whisker

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ErikE-rik (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German), E-reek (Finnish), AY-rik (Dutch), ER-ik (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, German, Dutch, Eng
MÁTyÁSMAH-tyahshHungarian
MairMIERWelsh
Sibyllazi-BUY-lah (German)Greek, German, Swedish, Late Roman, Late Greek
Ehmet-Uyghur
Keanna-English (Modern)