like a cat in a strange garret



like a cat in a strange garret

Very wary or timid. Of course he's acting like a cat in a strange garret—he's never been to the big city before!
See also: cat, like, strange

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Roderic-Catalan
Markuss-Latvian
Lind[lind]
JenniJEN-ee (English), YEN-nee (Finnish)English, Finnish
Montse-Catalan
DennisDEN-is (English), DE-nis (German), DEN-nis (Dutch)English, German, Dutch