A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

cat’s lick • cat-lick
cat’s lick —(UK sl.) a brief wash: After having a quick bite,
I had a cat’s lick, that’s my short bath and headed off for the
hideout.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
compound calf-lick—(also: cowlick) a curl of hair on the forehead
which will not lie smoothly: I would imagine that there must
be a hereditary factor to the calf-lick like there is to eyes.
cat-lick —(UK sl., also: cat’lick) Catholic: The Cat-lick
church has often changed its mind on things … often kicking
and screaming while being dragged down that road of change.
cat’s paw • pussyfoot
cat’s paw —a person used as a tool by another to accomplish
a purpose, etc.: The eldest son, John, was a cat’s-paw in the
financial schemings of the second son, Charles.
pussyfoot—
1
. a person who avoids committing himself; smb.
who proceeds very cautiously: Modesty is not the same as sub-
jection, and a well-bred lad does not need to be a pussyfoot.
2. a cool, fruity nonalcoholic cocktail with added egg yolk:
Turned out a pussyfoot is a non-alcoholic concoction of a few
fruit juices served chilled.
cat’s whisker • cat’s whiskers
cat’s whisker —(in old-fashioned crystal radios) a wire that
makes contact with a semiconductor: Many of these receivers
used the “cat’s whisker” type of crystal diode for detection of
a radio signal.
cat’s whiskers —(coll.) the acme of excellence; a person or
thing most highly approved of: My new secretary thinks she
is the cat’s whiskers though she is no better than the last one.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase between you and me and the cat’s whiskers— said
when telling smth. to a person that you want him to keep secret:
The water was cool, white and pure … and we felt divine tak-
ing bath in it. The location of the waterfall is between six of
us and the cat’s whiskers.