look like the cat that swallowed the canary

look like the cat that swallowed the canary
• look like the cat that ate/swallowed the canary
seem very self-satisified like you have just had some kind of success

He looked like the cat that ate the canary when he came in with a smile on his face.


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  • look\ like\ the\ cat\ that\ ate\ the\ canary — • look like the cat that ate the canary • look like the cat that swallowed the canary v. phr. To seem very self satisfied; look as if you had just had a great success. Peter bet on the poorest horse in the race and when it won, he looked like the …   Словарь американских идиом

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