like a scalded cat

phrase

With great rapidity.

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Meanings

phrase

alternative like a scalded dog

  1. simileWith great rapidity.
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APA

like a scalded cat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20a%20scalded%20cat

MLA

“like a scalded cat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20a%20scalded%20cat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like a scalded cat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20a%20scalded%20cat.

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