Kilkenny cat
Examples
“Yet for my father the war was a source of considerable inner conflict; much as he detested Nazism he was psychologically incapable of desiring a British victory. (Very likely his secret wish⟳ was that Germany and Britain should do a Kilkenny cat act.”
“Even pirate crews and bands of robbers prefer⟳ a peaceful settled understanding as to the division of their plunder to the Kilkenny cat plan⟳.”
“In the words of a member of the Press⟳ Gallery in 1967: 'Here we have⟳ 630 men and women, friendly – except for normal human antipathies – in private, and fighting like⟳ Kilkenny cats in public.'”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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