like a catsicle
- idiom
- Informal
:
como un gato en una nevera
- He lay like a catsicle under the fan, enjoying the afternoon breeze.
Examples
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After a long meeting, she stretched out on the sofa like a catsicle and refused to move.
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The kitten napped in the sunroom like a catsicle, completely at ease.
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You look like a catsicle!
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After a long day, she lay like a catsicle.
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After a long meeting, she stretched out on the sofa like a catsicle and refused to move.
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He lay like a catsicle under the fan, enjoying the afternoon breeze.
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The kitten napped in the sunroom like a catsicle, completely at ease.
Synonyms
2
2.2
Being relaxed and calm or made cold
1
6.2
Very calm and not nervous in a difficult situation
1
4.1
Calm and not nervous even in a difficult situation
Being very calm and not showing fear in a stressful situation
Antonyms
How Calm
Surface Forms
Morphology
like + a + catsicle
The phrase hinges on the nonce blend "catsicle", which is not a standard word; while a learner who knows "like" and "cat" can detect the comparison, they must infer the novel suffix (-sicle/icicle/popsicle) and its implication of "coolness." The metaphorical, creative play (cat + evoked cold/coolness) gives a partial clue to the intended meaning but is not fully predictable without prior exposure, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Like a catsicle is a playful image that joins cat and popsicle. Imagine a cat stretched out, very still and cool like a frozen treat, and that picture explains why it means 'very calm and relaxed'.