nine lives
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“Cats: The Jellicle Ball” didn’t make me rethink my opinion of the musical, though this hoary cat really might have nine lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
It’s likely that other similar situations have given rise to the adage that cats have nine lives.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 24, 2023
However, he added that "strange things do happen... and, like cats, politicians often have nine lives".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2023
He has nine lives, to mix all the possible metaphors about a survivor in politics.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2023
“When they say a cat has nine lives, I thought that God gave me ten,” he said.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
