look what the cat's dragged in

Meaning: (idiomatic)Used as anironicacknowledgement of someone'sarrival, especially to imply that they areunwelcomeordisagreeablein some way.2009, Monica Ali,In The Kitchen, Random House,→ISBN,page526:Still facing the mirror, he drawled, ‘Look what the cat's dragged in. Where have you been?’ Gabriel rubbed his chin.2012,Cory Doctorow,Charles Stross,The Rapture of the Nerds, Tor Books,→ISBN,page283:“Well,look what the cat drug in, Sam,” says a familiar voice, which comes, of course, from everywhere and nowhere.2012, David Park,The Big Snow‎[1], A&C Black,→ISBN:‘Well, well,look what the cat's dragged in,’ Gracey said as he moved the thick stump of his neck from side to side and rubbed the back of it with the great towel of his hand. ‘Nice to see you grace us with your presence, Swift.[…]’

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