not enough room to swing a cat

English - Turkish

Definition of not enough room to swing a cat in English Turkish dictionary

(deyim) kıç kadar yer

(deyim) göt kadar yer

(deyim) avuç içi kadar yer

ayak koymaya boş yer yoktur

boş yerin olmaması

avuç içi kadar

çok darıskal oda

nereninse basırık olması

English - English

Definition of not enough room to swing a cat in English English dictionary

very little space (available)

They had not space enough (according to the vulgar saying) to swing a Cat in.

Hyphenation

not e·nough room to swing a cat

Turkish pronunciation

nät inʌf rum tı swîng ı kät

Synonyms

confined, cramped, tiny

Pronunciation

/ˈnät ēˈnəf ˈro͞om tə ˈswəɴɢ ə ˈkat/ /ˈnɑːt iːˈnʌf ˈruːm tə ˈswɪŋ ə ˈkæt/

Etymology

() Attested 1665, by which point already in common use; perhaps of naval slang origin. While it is frequently stated that the phrase is derived from cat-o’-nine-tails,For example, the cover of Not enough room to swing a cat: naval slang and its everyday usage, 2008, Martin Robson, features a cat-o’-nine-tails this latter term is only attested from 1695, and hence this idiom presumably derived from literally swinging a cat around, as by the tail., The Phrase Finder