This simile suggests someone who looks smug or pleased with themselves, similar to how a cat might look after catching and eating a canary. It implies a sense of self-satisfaction or accomplishment.
simile & adjective
This phrase is neither a simile or metaphor, it is pesonification. if you want a simile you might say...The car was roaring like a cat. or a metaphor...the roaring car was a cat
The simile bit is "walked softly as a cat".
This is American slang. It means "to look very smug and satisfied, for reasons you are not saying." It comes from cats trying to look innocent after they have done something bad, like eaten your canary, but being unable to hide their happiness.
The Cat's Canary - 1932 was released on: USA: 26 March 1932
when elena had won the english prize she felt like the cat that had got the cream
there is no "the cat jumped like a basketball player" simile in Tom Sawyer. I checked. that chapter about Tom giving Peter the painkiller is on pages 116-123
The Cat's Canary - 1932 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
a simile is a comparison to an object, ex: as agile as a cat as angry as a wasp as loud as an elephant he fights like a lion he runs like a cheetah flopping like a fish
Which sentence contains a smile? A . Rachel smiled like a Cheshire Cat .
A simile for "nosy" could be "as curious as a cat." This comparison captures the idea of someone being overly inquisitive and eager to know others' business, much like a cat that investigates everything around it.
Give the cat some more. I had a cat the ate fudge. So if they like it let them eat it.