| 单词 | cat's-paw |
| 例句 | I saw them pick up their cat's-paw invitations and walk over to the band where I was standing beside my red wagon. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z At first everyone who held a cat's-paw invitation wanted to be the one to give up his gift, but I did not want that. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z His cat's-paw presented itself in the shape of Millais. John Ruskin's marriage: what really happened 2013-03-29T16:00:01Z "Was it an explosive?" demanded Slyne, almost boiling over at the idea that he had unwittingly been risking his life as a cat's-paw. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z She felt the wind in a "cat's-paw" now and then, and so the helm lost its control of her, and she went banging against first one berg and then another. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z There was no lack of volunteers for this experimental and cat's-paw work. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z People warned me against the fellow; said he was making a cat's-paw of me; and by Jove it's true! The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z Could it be possible that Doctor Rameses had wanted a "cat's-paw" for some new chestnuts to be pulled out of the fire? Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z Hoover, too, and the Hulkers, had used him as a cat's-paw. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z From such impudent and vulgar conduct as this, we heard a certain royal duke observe, "I wish to serve the queen, but I will not be Mr. Wood's cat's-paw, nor play second fiddle to him!" Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z It would be a fatal mistake to think that a cat's-paw would always remain docile and faithful to its employer. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z Beguiled, first by his partner's amiability in so oft dancing with, then afterwards using him as a foil, he little dreams that he is but being made a cat's-paw. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z The Pacifists are making a cat's-paw of you, I tell you. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z A light breeze just ruffling the water in a calm is called a cat's-paw. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z Most observers in Western Europe felt that by acting as the cat's-paw of Germany, Turkey was deliberately committing suicide. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z This painted, haggard woman would make a cat's-paw of her, drag her shamed name into the maw of the press, and stand aloof herself, an injured wife. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z When cats and politicians quarrel, "use any cat's-paw", is the moral. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z Vaughan knew perfectly well that they would like to make a cat's-paw of him, and was the last man likely to play that simple and certainly not agreeable rôle unless it suited him. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories Cat's-paw.—Any one used by another for getting them out of a difficulty, and for no other reason, is made a cat's-paw of. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z And it was quite a spell before Ruby could get order, although she kept pounding with the silver cat's-paw of her office. Believe You Me! At first he greatly resented our intrusion, and was most indignant at our suggestion that he was about to be made a cat's-paw by the Kaiser's spies. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England But save for the yelping puppy in the bow, there was no movement in the canoe, as it slid, the cat's-paw of the current. The Whelps of the Wolf They used Emile for a cat's-paw, so I've heard, but when he was caught they let him take his punishment. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure Perhaps some day—well, there's no use discussing it; besides, it would n't be fair to Sadie to use her merely as a cat's-paw. Checkers A Hard-luck Story I hope you haven't been only making me a cat's-paw of? Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. The affairs of Bill Talpers were to be considered first of all, and there was no need of being too solicitous over the welfare of any mere cat's-paw like the half-breed. Mystery Ranch "I see what you are after; but you'll not wheedle me—I am no cat's-paw." Shirley I didn't misunderstand her when she said you were making me a cat's-paw to do what you wouldn't do yourself. The Side Of The Angels A Novel I, the unsuspecting messenger, the loyal, eager dupe, was made the cat's-paw. In the Orbit of Saturn "I don't blame you: they made you a cat's-paw, that's all." The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life He also was of opinion that the Chinese Government ought to be able to deal with their own internal affairs, and put down any rebellions that might occur without making a cat's-paw of his son. General Gordon A Christian Hero The time had come when Ralph was to learn whether Bob was making a cat's-paw of him or not, and the suspicions he had had fast became certainties. Ralph Gurney's Oil Speculation Didn't I always play cat's-paw to his monkey at school? Tom Brown at Oxford A flawless mirror in its grand and reflected framework of cliff and crag and beetling precipice, the Hudson stretches away northward unruffled by the faintest cat's-paw of a breeze. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier His wife, upon this occasion, was to help him by acting as cat's-paw. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir A light partial current of air, as with the cat's-paw. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The "cat's-paw" had stiffened to a bitter blast behind him, and long before the boat reached the beach, it was difficult enough to look to windward. Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers "It's easy to see that you have been made a cat's-paw of, Janetta," she said. A True Friend A Novel "And here's the cat's-paw that's to pull thy chestnuts from the fire!" Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims But there was one man in the Empire who, as yet, remained in ignorance of this trait of his official: who had never felt the faintest scratch beneath the velvet of his favorite cat's-paw. The Genius Also, a very limited current of wind—a cat's-paw. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Moreover," he continued, "our weak administration can't use me to help it out of the hole it has foolishly stumbled into, or make America the cat's-paw to pull British chestnuts out of the fire. Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls He had wanted to use General Grant as a cat's-paw for keeping Stanton out of the War Department, and had hoped at the same time to injure Grant in the estimation of the people. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis But he, Maurice, was not going to allow himself to be made a cat's-paw of. The Call of the Blood He was not the man to be made a cat's-paw of. Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French. The pert musician was not the first, nor would he be the last, to find that the role of cat's-paw is apt to prove more exacting than was anticipated. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York Pope found, or thought that he had found, on the next occasion, a more convenient cat's-paw. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series "It'll be a fine exposure for Monks, too, if this fellow proves he was only a cat's-paw for them." Dick Lionheart If I could, I would have got rid of the aunt, too; only she was needed as the cat's-paw. My Friend the Chauffeur I was a handle, or cat's-paw; but I preferred the part of usefulness to my hostesses to being carted about by them as an expensive luxury. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley But now this radiant Easter Sunday morning finds us almost becalmed on the eastern side of Mauritius, with what air is stirring dead ahead, but only coming in a cat's-paw now and then. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. Had he been but a cat's-paw after all? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. Then, about sunset, a light draught off the land helped us to Bolt Tail, and after that we mostly drifted all night, with here and there a cat's-paw, down across Bigbury Bay. News from the Duchy "Must a woman ever be a cat's-paw to man's ambitions?" she asked, with a gleam of the dark lights. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade Whenever the wind fell light new ice would form which seemed to crack and be churned up with every cat's-paw of wind. South with Scott Next morning a church member, who was a sort of cat's-paw for the rich men, called at the parsonage and informed me of the "disgust" of the leading members. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine "And I am to be the cat's-paw?" said Berry. Berry And Co. Father, this is a very pretty scheme of yours; but it seems to me that I am to be nothing more than a cat's-paw in the affair. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 Now this was a contemptible thing to suggest; but any one who stoops, as I was letting myself do, to use a cat's-paw to work out his ends will surely soil his fingers. Montlivet She was not going to be made a cat's-paw of. The Enchanted April What a nice little cat's-paw a sister makes! The Other Girls For Diane, weary of being made a cat's-paw for an unscrupulous villain, remorseful for the misery she had brought on one who once loved her, had confessed in writing all of Victor Nevill's dark deeds. In Friendship's Guise It is but a cat's-paw of wind, and yet it looks like a river flowing in silence from some fairy region. Side Lights They are making a cat's-paw of his really magnificent fight for their own ignoble ends, the Orleanist party. A Splendid Hazard Irish conspirators have never risen to play any part higher than the office of cat's-paw to a foreign nation. Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union Wellington's expressions about Lowe are more than significant, though his conduct towards the poor cat's-paw is characteristic of a mean, flinty soul. The Tragedy of St. Helena He had no wish to be his principal's cat's-paw, or to be identified with an enterprise in which, deprived of both will and voice, he should get neither profit nor credit. Sevenoaks They got her out of the room after a painful scene, and fell to wrangling again, trying to screw some resolution into the white prince whom they all intended to use as a cat's-paw. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay A cat's-paw stole across the sea from the southeast, the boat rolled hard, and Tetuahunahuna sprang erect. White Shadows in the South Seas On May 3rd, in a statement to the Press, he denounced fiercely "this wicked move" of men who "have tried to make Ireland the cat's-paw of Germany." John Redmond's Last Years I have made my worst enemy my willing tool—I have made Monsieur's own son my cat's-paw. Helmet of Navarre The ingenuous self-love of Lord Arthur Redburn, M.P., was severely wounded by the notion that, after all, he had been made a cat's-paw of by a jealous wife. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 If your wife can make him a cat's-paw; if not, she is capable of doing all herself—though, anyway, she is driven to it. The Son of Clemenceau He had made a cat's-paw of her, that's what he had done! Kindred of the Dust The idea that I had discovered his attempt to make a cat's-paw of me was dawning upon him slowly, but knowing nothing of the transept, he could not account for my unexpected appearance. The Lost Ambassador The Search For The Missing Delora What a hot day this has been—not a cat's-paw on the water, and the sky all of a mist. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 How did Hope raise her head at the slightest cat's-paw that ruffled the surface of the glassy waters! Newton Forster "My dear count," said Lady Amelie, philosophically, "some men seem, by fate and by nature, destined to be used as a cat's-paw." The Coquette's Victim Everyday Life Library No. 1 But--I don't propose to be a cat's-paw. The Penalty It was perfectly still, a warm summer night without a cat's-paw of breeze. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form There's a cat's-paw flying along the water, Mr Simple; if we could only have a little wind, how we would laugh at them; but I'm afraid there's no such luck. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 At the same time it would be quite untrue to suppose, as is sometimes done, that he merely made a cat's-paw of Irish politics in order to bring himself back into public notice. The Story of Ireland I can't be thankful enough that for once she didn't make a cat's-paw of me! Polly and the Princess "With this claimant as cat's-paw—well tutored to his task?" The Middle of Things The British had used Belgium as a cat's-paw; then they had deserted her. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form Rechid was only their cat's-paw, thinking he played his own hand. It Happened in Egypt I have not ever heard she gave a thought to me, her cat's-paw. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship I received a very laconic answer from the Baronet, saying, that "he did not choose to be made a cat's-paw of, neither would he insult the Prince Regent." Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3 That he was the actual murderer I don't believe for a second—he is probably a mere cat's-paw. The Middle of Things Thus it was that Sir Samuel Romilly was made the cat's-paw of this faction, for the purpose of destroying all chances of my becoming the Representative of Bristol. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 The girl riled me, rather, so much so that I definitely decided it would be fair play to make use of her as a cat's-paw. It Happened in Egypt Once there was a little cat's-paw of a breeze, whereupon we untied ourselves from the pole; but it almost immediately died away, and we were compelled to make fast again. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 "I know the Rajah doesn't split hairs in a business fight, but he is hardly unscrupulous enough to use Miss Carteret as a cat's-paw." A Fool for Love And he is without doubt the murderer, and is the man to whom this claimant fellow is acting as cat's-paw. The Middle of Things You thought to make a cat's-paw of me. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day When he arrived there, he found himself a mere cat's-paw for recovering that kingdom for an incapable boy, whom he believed to have no right to the throne at all. Hereward, the Last of the English "Well, rather that than be your cat's-paw longer, Mr. Flockart!" she cried, her face flushing with indignation. The House of Whispers But the thing which I will not do is to be made the cat's-paw, or to suffer Ireland to be made the cat's-paw, of Germany. The Double Traitor The whole affair assumes a sordid and sinister character, in which the President, acting undoubtedly with the best of motives, became the cat's-paw. The Peace Negotiations A Personal Narrative I knew that I had been cat's-paw in some game of high stakes. The Powers and Maxine Brad had no intention of being a cat's-paw for him. Man Size After a policy of bullying towards France for forty-four years, Germany has discovered during the course of the war that France is the cat's-paw of Russia and Great Britain—principally the latter. What Germany Thinks The War as Germans see it But Pet was too sharp to play cat's-paw for nothing. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale In short, if the Devil e'er needs a cat's-paw, He can't find one more sure than a sister-in-law. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe A cat's-paw of breeze fanned him with sudden balmy warmth. The Little Lady of the Big House After tossing about for an hour or two, a light cat's-paw gave notice that a fresh one was springing up, but it was from the east, and directly ahead. Nature and Human Nature I 'llow he does all the scheming, and just makes Nimbus a cat's-paw to do his work. Bricks Without Straw They made me the cat's-paw of adroit adventurers who were filling their pockets from wealthy Polish sympathizers in France and America, and some of them were Russian paid spies. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story There were many, however, who had no personal wrongs to right, and who did not relish being made a cat's-paw by the disaffected. Taken Alive Well, you could have blown me and Jonadab over with a cat's-paw. Cape Cod Stories If I had thoroughly known him I should never have been a willing cat's-paw in a very ugly game. In the Wilderness And Laura was peculiarly helpless under such circumstances: if it was done with tact, and with a certain assumed warmth of manner, anyone could make a cat's-paw of her. The Getting of Wisdom He refused to appear in person, but sent his brother M'Gambi, who was, as usual, the cat's-paw. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile Yet I must point out to these semi-Socialist Democrats that in the first place they will be made the cat's-paw of some of the wilier of the Whigs. Signs of Change Yes, and when it is a flat calm, with here and there a tiny cat's-paw crinkling the water into gray-green crepe. Back Home You do not see, my lord, that you are no more than their tool, their cat's-paw. The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series To say that Rickie was a cat's-paw is to put it too strongly. The Longest Journey Sir Robert, who had rather begun to suspect that his plebeian neighbour had made a cat's-paw of him, inclined his head stiffly, took snuff, and looked another way. Guy Mannering At night, he told Bayne he had private information, that the grinders were grumbling at being made a cat's-paw of by the forgers and the handlers. Put Yourself in His Place And you did me the honor to select me as cat's-paw to bring him on again. A Simpleton If you think to make a cat's-paw of me in any of your dirty, contemptible pieces of work, you are mistaken. That Mainwaring Affair Austria's steady wish is, 'Let them do their function of cat's-paw for us; we are here to eat the chestnuts; not, if we can help it, to burn our own poor fingers for them!' History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19 The cat's-paw theory offered no safer clue, than the frank, old-fashioned, honest theory of villainy. The Education of Henry Adams I watched him, admiring the rippling sweep of his flight, like the run of a cat's-paw breeze across a sleeping lake, and the clear blue of his crest against the deeper blue of summer sky. Secret of the Woods If you wish to be a duke also, be, as I am, the accomplice and cat's-paw of our mistress; she is the strongest here, and she will continue in power. Catherine De Medici The Dobson woman was but their agent, their cat's-paw. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story He had already used the city treasurer as a cat's-paw so much, had involved him so deeply, that the latter, because of the staggering size of the debt, was becoming frightened. The Financier, a novel He proved discreet, and the ministers were faithful to him; but they made him the pivot of the machine and the cat's-paw of the machination. An Historical Mystery Here be we, the greatest Lords of England, making a cat's-paw of this lad—for he is only yet a boy—and of his blind father, for to achieve our ends against Alban's faction. Men of Iron His hand is simply made a cat's-paw of. The Soul of the Far East All these were done ere midday; and it was past three when the first cat's-paw ruffled the lagoon, and the wind came in a dry squall, which presently sobered to a steady breeze. The Wrecker |
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