Who will bell the cat?

June 24, 2008

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Have you ever had a difficult task to accomplish and you passed it along to someone else? Or perhaps, you had a plan to ruin the graduation ceremony at your college, but the plan hinged on someone mooning the whole audience and everyone was afraid to be that person. In this case, you can ask, “Who will bell the cat?”“Bell the cat” describes the difficult task that no one wants to undertake. It is comparable to “it’s a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it.” However, this phrase is a bit different in that its even more impossible, almost “mei men” even.

Example:

Ricky: “I agree that it is an admirable plan, but - who is going to bell the cat?”

Sven: “Nobody. It’s a mission impossible.”

My more impressive example:

Pedro: “We need to switch the fake statue with the real one without anyone noticing. But who can be that sneaky, who will bell the cat?”

NOW AS ALWAYS, IT’S YOUR TURN TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE.

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