"nervous as a cat" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-nervous as a cat.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nervous as a cat (not comparable)
  1. (simile) Very nervous. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs
    Sense id: en-nervous_as_a_cat-en-adj-DzQKAS5T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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