herd cats
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from the opening scene of Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979). Shepherds are discussing sheep and the topic strays to cats: Can you imagine a herds of cats waiting to be sheared? Meow! Meow! Woo hoo hoo.[1]
Verb[edit]
herd cats (third-person singular simple present herds cats, present participle herding cats, simple past and past participle herded cats)
- (idiomatic) To attempt to control the uncontrollable.
- Managing volunteers from fourteen different organizations is like herding cats.
