Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Muffied Cats catch no Mice

(In Italian, “Catta guantata non piglia sorice.”) Said of those who work in gloves for fear of soiling their fingers.

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