a cat nap
打个盹儿
more than one way to skin a cat
剥猫皮各有巧妙不同（另有办法）
All cats are（或look）black（或gray）in the dark.
或者We are in the same boat.
（We are all equal或We are in the same situation。
也就是说：大家彼此彼此
She is a cat
（她是个包藏祸心的女人），
Mrs Smith is a perfect cat
（史密斯太太是个地地道道的长舌妇），
The man and his wife lead a cat and dog life, and both are miserable
(他们夫妻俩经常吵架，两人都感到痛苦)。
It's difficult to get a man to bell the cat
（敢于在危险中挺身而出的人不容易找到）。

A gloved cat catches no mice
（戴手套的猫抓不到老鼠--不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业）
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream
（掩耳盗铃，自欺欺人）
Care killed the cat
（忧虑伤身）
Let the cat out of bag
（无意中泄露秘密）
There's more ways than one to kill a cat
（有的是办法）
When the cat is away, the mice will play
（猫不在，老鼠玩得自在）
like a cat on hot bricks
（焦躁不安，如热锅上的蚂蚁）
not a cat in hell's chance
（毫无机会）

rain cats and dogs
天上下猫，天上下狗（倾盆大雨）
A cat has nine lives
（猫有九命--自有天相）
Cats hide their claws
（猫总是藏起自己的爪子--知人知面不知心）
All cats are grey in the dark
（黑暗处的猫都是灰色的--人未出名时看起来都差不多）

Cat Got Your Tongue? (say something!)
你的舌头被猫给吃了吗?(说点啥吧!)
A Copycat (a person who copies/imitates another)
盲目模仿者(抄袭/模仿他人的人)
It’s Raining Cats and Dogs (it’s raining very hard)
雨下的很大
Scaredy Cat/ Fraidy Cat (coward)
胆怯的猫(懦弱的人)
Fat Cat (rich and powerful person)
财势过人的人(有权势的人)
Cat Burlgar (skilled, sneaky burglar/thief)
入室偷盗(偷窃惯犯、入室偷盗的老手)
Play Cat and Mouse (to strategically chase, tease, torture)
玩猫捉老鼠的一套(奸诈的追赶，挑衅和折磨)
Look What the Cat Dragged In! (an unpleasant surprise to see you)
看看撞上了哪只讨厌猫!(见到你真让人不痛快)
Cat Fight (fight between two women)
猫打架(两个女人之间的打架)
Cool Cat (somebody who is cool and/or popular)
酷猫(耍酷或者追赶潮流的人)
Land on Your Feet (recover quickly from a bad experience or obstacle)
站稳脚(迅速从坏的经历或者障碍中恢复过来)
This one doesn’t have cat in it, but it’s a clear cat metaphor, as cats are famous for landing on their feet when they fall. The same is true for people with resilience (the ability to recover quickly after difficulties) who, like cats, always seem to land on their feet.

a bag of cats 坏脾气的人
My boss was a bag of cats yesterday. 老板昨天发飙了诶。
hellcat 发怒的女人
have kittens 易怒
fight like cats and dogs 吵得昏天黑地。
cat-and-dog 爱吵架的
cat-eyed 晚上也看得见
cat's foot/cat's paw 被人利用成为傀儡
cat o'nine tails 一种分好多头儿的鞭子
catlap 很淡的茶或者牛奶
catnap 小睡一会儿
cat's meow/cat's pajamas/cat's whiskers 出类拔萃
tomcat 雄猫/花花公子
glamour puss 光彩照人的女子
fight like Kilkenny cats 两败俱伤
As much chance as a wax cat in hell
not have a cat in hell's chance 意思是根本就没有机会
Curiosity killed the cat 好奇杀死猫
Grinning like a cheshire cat 笑得像只柴郡猫/傻笑
Dog my cats damn it!/喵了个咪