Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Cat i' the Adage

(The). The adage referred to is, the cat loves fish, but does not like to wet her paws. Letting `I dare not' wait upon `I would,'

“ Like the poor cat i' the adage.”

Shakespeare Macbeth, i.7

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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