no room to swing a cat是什么意思

双语例句

(1)There is no room in my office to swing a cat.

我的办公室几乎没有任何活动空间。

(2)This bus is too crowded! I have no room to swing a cat!

这车太挤了，都没有立锥之地了！

释义

humorous used in reference to a very confined space

〈幽默〉没有转身的余地，地方狭窄。［ORIGIN

cat in the sense ‘cat-o'-nine-tails’.] smoke-filled room used to refer to political bargaining or decision-making that is conducted privately by a small group of influential people rather than more openly or democratically

烟雾弥漫的房间；密谈室（指少数权势人士非公开的幕后政治谈判或决策）。