"dogs bark, cats meow" meaning in English

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Phrase

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  1. (colloquial, humorous) Introduces something seen as inevitable or totally commonplace. Tags: colloquial, humorous Related terms: cat's meow
    Sense id: en-dogs_bark,_cats_meow-en-phrase-Ogqpz8u3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2009, Linda P. Kozar, Dannelle Woody, Babes with a Beatitude (page 146)",
          "text": "[…] dogs bark, cats meow, and sinners sin. Sinning comes natural to us. That's why we are in constant war with our flesh."
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          "ref": "2017, Bill Warren, Keep Watching the Skies!:",
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        "(colloquial, humorous) Introduces something seen as inevitable or totally commonplace."
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