cat's arse and cabbage

cat's arse and cabbage
Cat's arse and cabbage
(UK) The idiom  "cat fur and kitty britches" reminded me of this saying that my granny used when asked what was for dinner, and was her way too of saying you get what you're given! This was in Gloucestershire, UK and in the first part of the 20th century.

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