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like a scalded cat like a scalded catExtremely quickly, perhaps as if having been startled. He screamed and darted out the door like a scalded cat when I snuck up behind him and gave him a fright. This car's engine is so powerful that takes off like a scalded cat.See also: cat, likelike a scalded cat BRITISHIf a person or animal moves like a scalded cat, they move very fast, as though they have been suddenly frightened. Sure enough, within minutes of the train pulling out, Brown was out of that seat like a scalded cat. The Derby winner of that year set off like a scalded cat, and was never caught.See also: cat, likelike a scalded cat at a very fast speed. 1997 T3 If you're in a desperate hurry you can bury the accelerator…and take off like a scalded cat. See also: cat, like |