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General Slang
busy as a cat on a hot tin roof
BIZ-ee az uh KAT on uh HOT TIN ROOF · phrase · informal
Extremely busy or restless.
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Frantically busy or unable to keep still.
“With all these orders I'm busy as a cat on a hot tin roof.”
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busy as a cat on a hot tin roof In A Sentence
With all these orders I'm busy as a cat on a hot tin roof.
Origin & Usage
Southern simile; a cat on scorching metal can't stop moving, immortalized by Tennessee Williams's play title.
Variants
like a cat on a hot tin roof
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What does "busy as a cat on a hot tin roof" mean?
It describes someone frantically busy or too restless to keep still.
Where is "cat on a hot tin roof" from?
It's a Southern simile — a cat on scorching metal can't stop moving — famously used as the title of Tennessee Williams's play.
How do you use it?
Say it when you're run off your feet: "With all these orders I'm busy as a cat on a hot tin roof."
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