pointless factthis phrase refers to the cat o' nine tails used to lash miscreants aboard british ships
(as does 'cat out of the bag')
((as does 'cat out of the bag')
isthisyou?,
Wed 5 Mar 2003, 12:55,
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no, letting the cat out of the bagis revealing a pig in a poke for what it really is
edit: www.word-detective.com/back-c2.html
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smutch,
Wed 5 Mar 2003, 13:14,
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