nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs

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Definition of nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs in English English dictionary

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nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs

Extremely nervous

Hyphenation

nerv-ous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs

Etymology

() More elaborate form of nervous as a cat. Implication is that cat is afraid of its long tail being pinched by a rocking chair.