the Cheshire Cat
/ðə ˌtʃeʃə ˈkæt/
/ðə ˌtʃeʃər ˈkæt/
- a character in Lewis Carroll's novel Alice in Wonderland. It is a cat that disappears, leaving only its smile behind. If a person is described as smiling like a Cheshire cat, it means that they have a broad, fixed smile
- He just sat there, grinning like a Cheshire cat and saying nothing.
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