82 CAT 



Clia 'n 'ril dv mlwith air luiglik'Hch a chait aeh a thoirt da fhein. 

 The cat's leavings are lit only for himself. Applicable to 

 those who offer their leavings of aiiv thing good 

 they had. 

 Cha 'n iirrainnear a thoirt de 'n chat aeh an eraicionn. 



Ikit the skin can be taken off the eat. 

 Cha shoirbh triubhas a chur air cat. 



It is not easy to put trews on a cat. 

 Cha tig piseach air duine 'bheir cat (piseag) thar uillt. 



Good fortune will not come to a man that carries a cat 

 (kitten) over a burn. 

 Cha toirear o'n chat aeh a chraicionn. 



You can t ik( nothinu iVoiu the cat but its skin (see above). 

 Cho disgeir ri cat. 



As nimble as a cat. 

 Cho lag ri cat. 



As weak as a cat. 

 Cho mear ri piseig. 



As lively as a kitten. 

 Ciod a dheanadh mac a chait aeh luch a ghlacadh, neo a 

 mharbhadh. 



What would the son of a cat do but catch or kill a mouse ? 

 Ciod e bheireadh cat aeh piseag ? 



What would a cat bring forth but kittens ? 

 Co dha a b' fhearr a b' aithne an cat a thoirt as a mhuighe, na 

 do 'n fhear a chuir ann e. 



Who knows best to take the cat out of the churn but he 

 that put her (it) in. 

 Cog air a chat, is togaidh e 'fhrioghan air. 



Combat the cat and it will bristle up. 

 Coig caogad cat. 



Five nine days = forty-five for a cat. The time of going 

 with 3^oung. Caogad usually signifies fifty. (Here, as 

 above, see Nicolson.) 

 Coltach ri cat 'Ic Aoidh, fhathasd 's an fheoil ; or Tha e mar 

 bha, etc. 



Like Mackay's cat, still in the flesh. 

 Coltach ris a chat a' glanadh eudainn. 



Like the cat cleaning its face. This said to mean scheming 

 or planning. 

 Falach a chait air a shalachar. 



The cat's hiding of its dirt. Trying to hush up an offence 

 after it has been exposed. 

 Faodaidh cat sealltuinn air righ. 



A cat may look on a king. 

 Faodaidh luach sgillinn de chait sealltuinn 'am bathais an righ. 

 A halfpenny (pennyworth of) cat may look on (the forehead 

 or face of) a king. 



