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Phrase(s): A cat has nine lives.
Prov. Cats can survive things that are severe enough to kill them. (You can also refer to a particular cat’s nine lives.) • Jill: My cat fell off a thirdf loor balcony and just walked away. How can he do that? Jane: A cat has nine lives. • I think my cat used up one of her nine lives when she survived being hit by that car.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs