谚语跟成语一样都是语言整体中的一部分，可以增加语言的鲜明性和生动性。但谚语和名言是不同的，谚语是劳动人民的生活实践经验，而名言是名人说的话。###以下是网小编为大家整理的传承已久的有关猫的经典谚语精选：

see [watch] how [which way] the cat jumps (=wait for the cat to jump)

观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变

That's like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl.

引狼入室; 等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁。

The cat did it.

[口谑]是猫打破的; 不是我搞的。(推托责任的话)

The cat is out of the bag.

[口]秘密泄露; 真相大白。

The cat jumps.

[口]形势清楚了。

The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.

[谚]掩耳盗铃; 猫偷吃奶油的时候, 总是闭着眼睛。

The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet.

猫儿想吃鱼, 又怕湿了脚(想吃鱼又怕腥; 想得到某种东西又怕麻烦或担风险)。

The scalded cat fears cold water.

[谚] 被烫过的猫, 连冷水也怕(一朝被蛇咬, 三年怕井绳)

Watch sb. as a cat watches a mouse.

象猫盯耗子般地盯着某人。

When the cat's away, the mice will play.

[谚]猫儿不在,老鼠成精(大王外出, 小鬼跳粱)。

cat nap 打个盹儿

let the cat out of the bag 放出袋中猫(泄密，说漏嘴)

more than one way to skin a cat 剥猫皮各有巧妙不同(另有办法)

A cat has nine lives.

猫有九条命。(英国迷信, 指猫的生命力强)

A cat in gloves catches no mice. (=Muffled cats catch no mice.)

[谚]带手套的猫捉不到耗子; 四肢不勤, 一事无成; 怕沾污手指的人做不出什么事。

A cat may look at a king.

[谚]猫也可以看国王(指小人物也应有些权利)

agree like cats and dogs

[口]像猫和狗一样合不来, 完全合不来

All cats are grey in the dark. (=At night all cats are grey; when candles are out, all cats are grey.)

[谚]猫在暗中都是灰色; 黑暗中难分丑妍

as weak as a cat (=as weak as water)

身体非常虚弱

copy cat

盲目的模仿者

enough to make a cat [horse] laugh

极其可笑; 让人笑掉大牙

enough to make a cat speak

[口]令人惊讶; 事情太出奇

fat cat

美国政治运动的出资人, 捐献大宗政治款项的富人; 安于现状的懒汉; 以权谋私的人, 享受特权的人

Has the cat got your tongue?

[口]猫把你的舌头叼去了吗?为什么不吭声?

It rains cats and dogs.

下倾盆大雨, 大雨滂沱

let the cat out of the bag

说走了嘴, (无意中)泄露秘密

like a cat on hot bricks

局促不安, 如热锅上的蚂蚁

live like cat and dog

[口]整天吵架

old cat

脾气坏的老太婆