A person used by another to gain an end.
1 I think him more likely to be a cat 's - paw than a felon.
2 You'll use me as a cat 's - paw to pull down this inconvenient duke.
3 He had made a cat 's - paw of her, that's what he had done!
4 The British had used Belgium as a cat 's - paw ; then they had deserted her.
5 I knew that I had been cat 's - paw in some game of high stakes.
6 He was not the man to be made a cat 's - paw of.
7 It was perfectly still, a warm summer night without a cat 's - paw of breeze.
8 I have not ever heard she gave a thought to me, her cat 's - paw .
9 Brad had no intention of being a cat 's - paw for him.
10 She was not going to be made a cat 's - paw of.
11 But Pet was too sharp to play cat 's - paw for nothing.
12 His way is generally using someone else for a cat 's - paw .
13 The cat 's - paw theory offered no safer clue, than the frank, old-fashioned, honest theory of villainy.
14 Well, rather that than be your cat 's - paw longer, Mr.
15 And you did me the honor to select me as cat 's - paw to bring him on again.
16 You've made me the cat 's - paw for you, Dresden.
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