گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'dead cat on the line'

1 general:: Phrase(s): a dead cat on the line Rur. [for something to be] wrong. • I’m afraid there’s a dead cat on the line over at Martha’s place. I haven’t heard from them for days. • Bill has a kind of sixth sense. He can tell a dead cat on the line before anybody knows there’s something wrong.