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Phrase(s): weak as a kitten Go to *weak as a baby and *weak as a kitten
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Feeble and fragile, as in After that bout with flu she was weak as a kitten. This simile has largely replaced weak as a cat, from the early 1800s.
American Heritage Idioms