cat's-paw

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These include a tile marked with a cat's paw print, Roman coins and discarded animal bones.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2023

The crowd was silent as he described holding the cat’s paw during his last days.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2023

FamilyMart Executive Officer Tomohiro Kano referred to the Japanese expression “seeking even a cat’s paw for help” to describe how desperate a situation might get.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022

“It’s not in his temperament to be a cat’s paw, and I don’t think he would take anything overtly from the F.S.B.,” said one, referring to the Russian intelligence agency.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2016

I put a Post-it into each of the invitations that had a cat's paw mark.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg