cat that ate the canary

Meaning: (idiomatic)A person who appearsself-satisfiedorsmug, especially whileconcealingsomethingmischievous,prohibited, orprivate.1910April 30, “Cotton Bulls Stand Shock of Deliveries”, inNew York Times, page 2:He talked freely and carried the smile of thecat that swallowed the canary.2001April 25, “Joseph hints at hurt hand”, incbcsports.ca, Canada, retrieved9 August 2008:You have to hand it to Curtis Joseph. Not only does he keep pucks out of the net, he keeps secrets too. "It's taboo," said Joseph, grinning like thecat that ate the canary. "You're not going to get anything."2007February 25, Georgi Davis, “Jeans weather makes a woman do strange things”, inSt Petersburg Times, retrieved9 August 2008:I stood there looking like thecat that ate the canary. . . . But he knows me too well and pondered out loud what I had been up to.; (idiomatic)A person whose appearance and behavior suggestguiltmixed with other qualities, such assatisfactionorfeignednonchalance.2001February 12, “Daytona 500: Andretti on Italian food, breakfast cereal and going fast”, inCNN/Sports Illustrated, retrieved9 August 2008:Like thecat that swallowed the canary. Not only do you feel a little bit guilty 'cause you can't stop, but you feel pretty good, too.2007February 24, Lorena Mongelli, Eric Lenkowitz, “Idiot & Dummy: 'Car Fool' Cheater Nailed in HOV Lane”, inNew York Post, retrieved9 August 2008:Daley said that Tietjen, who lives in Middle Island, had the "cat who ate the canary" look when he was pulled over. The 32-year-old driver was apologetic, and never tried to dispute the ticket.

Examples:

EN: And when he did, he looked like the cat that ate the canary."
ES: Y parecía el gato que se había comido al canario.
EN: All the way home on the train tonight, you acted like the cat that ate the canary.
ES: Todo el camino a casa en el tren, parecía que se te había comido la lengua el gato.
EN: Well, you look like the cat that ate the canary. Did you?
ES: Te pareces al gato que se comió el ratón. ¿Te lo comiste?
EN: Whenever something nice happens to you, you become the cat that ate the canary so you can bask in your 5 minutes of superiority as long as possible.
ES: Siempre que te pasa algo bueno te comportas como el gato que se comió al canario y así puedes deleitarte con tus cinco minutos de superioridad lo más que puedes.
EN: Well, aren't you the cat that ate the canary?
ES: ¿No eres el gato que se comió al canario?
EN: I can't get over it - you look like the cat that ate the canary!
ES: No puedo evitarlo... ! te pareces a ese gato que se come al canario!
EN: The cat that ate the canary!
ES: ¡El gato que se comió el canario!
EN: Talk about the cat that ate the canary, huh?
ES: ¿hablar sobre el gato que se comió el canario?
EN: You look like the cat that ate the canary.
ES: Te ves como el gato que se comió al canario.
ES: Tienes cara de pillo.
ES: Te pareces al gato que se comió al canario.
EN: I knew something was fishy when I came over to his house for practice one day, and there were Phil and Garcia sitting there like the cat that ate the canary.
ES: Noté algo raro cuando fui a practicar a su casa y encontré a Phil y a Garcia como si hubieran hecho algo malo.
EN: Okay, you guys are kind of freaking me out with the "cat that ate the canary" looks.
ES: Bueno ustedes me están asustando con la mirada de el gato que se comió el canario. Que..
EN: We lose a national hero, but you sit there looking like the cat that ate the canary.
ES: Perdimos a un héroe nacional, pero está ahí sentada con cara de satisfacción.
EN: You look like the cat that ate the canary, and then told the canary's parents about it.
ES: Eres el gato que comió al canario y le contó a los padres del canario.
EN: Now, we have a few items to get through today, but first, Joe, you look positively like the cat that ate the canary.
ES: Tenemos que revisar varias piezas hoy. Pero, antes de nada, Joe, parece que vienes con el pecho hinchado.
EN: You're smiling like the cat that ate the canary.
ES: Estás sonriendo como El gato que se comió al canario.

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