like the cat that got the cream (British & Australian) also like the cat that ate the canary (American)20154

like the cat that got the cream (British & Australian) also like the cat that ate the canary (American)
if someone looks like the cat that got the cream, they annoy other people by looking very pleased with themselves because of something good that they have done Of course Mark got a glowing report so he was sitting there grinning like the cat that got the cream

Mick McCarthy is delighted with summer. Mick McCarthy spent the entire summer looking like the cat who got the cream