Billy looked away and said, "Well, look what the cat dragged in."
The cat dragged a dead rat into the basement, and left it there.
According to my mother, even the cat wouldn't drag me in.
It is the difference between good breeding and being something the cat dragged in.
The pretty cousin behind the magic shop counter did indeed look like something the cat had dragged in.
After two laps around the clearing in the heat and humidity, Cat was dragging.
Look what the cat dragged in, I thought.
The cat chewed a corner, then turned the toy and dragged his teeth the length of one edge.
She felt like something the cat had dragged in and then discarded, but she didn't have time for a shower or change of clothes.
"Look what the cat dragged in and puked up," he snarled.