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Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Cat’s Paw

He beat the bushes and another caught the birds.French.

He has given him the bag to hold.

It is good to strike the serpent’s head with your enemy’s hand.

To draw the snake out of the hole with another’s hand.Spanish.

To start the hare for another’s profit.

To take out a burning coal with another’s hand.Spanish.

To do like the monkey, take the chestnuts out of the fire with the cat’s paw.