Fuente de la expresión
The Free Dictionary
Estructura completa
to be (somebody) as weak as a kitten
Variantes
to be as weak as a baby, as weak as a cat
Contexto
BEFORE Here's how Daniel Gully used to look stoop-shouldered, flat-chested, scrawny and ungainly. Scarcely a muscle on his body-just soft, flabby flesh. He was as weak as a cat-no pep, no energy, no ambition.
FELLOWS, it was a wow! On December 31st my 1928 muscle-building contest ended with a bang. I wish you could have been there when the winner was selected. It was a great occasion! Famous authorities of the physical culture world were present as the records of thousands of applicants were presented to the jury.
Fuente del contexto
Popular Mechanics magazin
Tipo de fuente
magazine
Autor
Anónimo
Título de la fuente
Wins $1000
Año
1929
Web
https://books.google.es/books?id=xN4DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA343&dq=%22as+weak+as+a+cat%22&hl=es&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjA4omQm6LxAhXryYUKHaDbBDEQ6AEwAXoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=%22as%20weak%20as%20a%20cat%22&f=false
Idioma
English
Nivel de uso
Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
Marca dialectal
General
Frecuencia
Raro