Rhedeg fel cath i gythraul

Meaning: To run frantically fast.

Language: Welsh

Literally: To run like a cat to the devil

Category: Animals

Origin: A vivid Welsh picture of a cat fleeing hell-for-leather at top speed.

More idioms — Animals

• Tá sé ar muin na muice — He's doing wonderfully; living in luck.
• I ka hipur gjeli në kokë — He's become arrogant and hot-headed.
• Iku me bishtin ndër shalë — To slink off defeated and ashamed.
• Avoir une araignée au plafond — To be a little crazy.
• Einen Kater haben — To have a hangover.
• Buscarle tres pies al gato — To overcomplicate things; to look for trouble.

More Welsh idioms

• Siarad fel pwll y môr — To talk endlessly without pause.
• Tynnu blewyn o drwyn — To provoke or tease someone.
• Codi pais ar ôl piso — Fretting over what's already done.

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