Herd-cats Definition
verb
(idiomatic) To attempt to control the uncontrollable.
Managing volunteers from fourteen different organizations is like herding cats.
Wiktionary
Origin of Herd-cats
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.
From Wiktionary
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to herd-cats using the buttons below.