the cat's pajamas

USAGE NOTE
This phrase may also be written "the cat's pyjamas."
the cat's pajamas
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
1.
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
(general)
a. el no va más
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Do you like him? - Of course! He's the cat's pajamas!¿Te cae bien? - ¡Cómo no! ¡Es el no va más!
b. la gran cosa
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
See that smug face? He thinks he's the cat's pajamas.¿Ves esa cara petulante? Se cree la gran cosa.
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