not room to swing a cat是什么意思

双语例句

(1)He is very lucky to have a spacious study like this; there's not room to swing a cat in mine.

他很幸运有这么一个宽敞的书房，我的书房却是非常狭小。

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）。