herd cats: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Globalchiefly USinformalidiomaticcolloquial
    • To attempt to organize, control, or coordinate a number of people or elements that are independent, unruly, or difficult to manage toward a single goal.

    Examples

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    • Trying to organize the group project was like herding cats—everyone had different ideas and schedules.

      Intentar organizar el proyecto grupal fue como arrear gatos: todos tenían ideas y horarios diferentes.

    • Managing the conference speakers felt like herding cats because they all wanted to speak at the same time.

      Gestionar a los ponentes de la conferencia se sintió como arrear gatos porque todos querían hablar al mismo tiempo.

    • Coordinating the volunteers was like herding cats; they were enthusiastic but scattered all over.

      Coordinar a los voluntarios fue como arrear gatos; estaban entusiastas pero dispersos por todas partes.

  • 2.

    Globalneutralliteral
    • To cause cats to move together or to drive or guide cats in the manner that one would herd other animals.

    Examples

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    • The farmer tried to herd cats into the barn, but they darted off in every direction.

      El granjero intentó arrear a los gatos al granero, pero salieron corriendo en todas direcciones.

    • She spent the afternoon herding cats around the yard to bring them inside before the storm.

      Pasó la tarde arreando a los gatos por el patio para meterlos antes de la tormenta.

    • Despite her efforts to herd cats, the felines remained independent and refused to follow her lead.

      A pesar de sus esfuerzos por arrear a los gatos, los felinos permanecieron independientes y se negaron a seguirla.

    • The shelter workers were busy herding cats into their cages for the evening check-in.

      Los trabajadores del refugio estaban ocupados arreando a los gatos a sus jaulas para el registro de la noche.

Examples:

  • EN: It's like trying to herd cats.
    ES: Es como juntar un rebaño de gatos.
  • EN: - Dogs herd cats.
    ES: Los perros lastiman gatos.
    ID: - Anjing menggembalakan kucing.
  • EN: "Like trying to herd cats," is how Fr.
    HI: 'संपत्तियां ज़ब्त करोगे तो कर्ज़ कैसे चुकाऊंगा'
  • EN: - It's like trying to herd cats.
    ID: -Seperti menggembalakan kucing.
  • EN: You can't herd cats, and they spend 20 hours a day sleeping.
    TE: ఒక కుక్క టేబుల్ నుండి బన్నులను లాగడానికి మీరు అనుమతించలేరు మరియు రోజుకు 24 గంటలు నిద్రపోతారు.
  • EN: Whoever gets the job will need to be able to herd cats.
    TE: చాలీ చాలని ఉపాధితో కొట్టుమిట్టాడుతున్న వారందరికీ కొనుగోలు శక్తి కల్పించాలి.
  • EN: As Marc said, we were trying to herd cats.
    TE: మార్షల్ మెక్లూహన్ చెప్పినట్లు మనం సాధన సంపత్తిని తయారు చేసుకుంటున్నాం.

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