在兒童文學(xué)名著《艾麗絲漫游仙境》中，艾麗絲在公爵家的廚房看見一只大貓咧著嘴笑，她著實吃了一驚，公爵夫人告訴她說：“這只貓嘛，可是只柴郡貓??！”Grin like a Cheshire cat這種說法從此就隨著《艾麗絲漫游仙境》留傳起來。
說人家grin like a Cheshire cat一般微帶貶義，例如：He did not say anything, but just looked at me and grinned like a Cheshire cat. （他什么都不說，只是望著我咧著嘴傻笑。）
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