"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:

Christina Websell wrote:

He is now braver and he can fight his own battles, but a black cat is his
bete noire

LITERALLY! ;-) ("bete noire" = "black beast")

But what does it mean figuratively? The fight one can't resist?

I thought "bete" meant "stupid". Although I guess I can see where it
might mean both stupid and beast, even though I don't agree that beasts
are stupid.

--
Joyce

Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good
many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia.
-- Joseph Wood Krutch