Like Herding Cats

Synonyms of like herding cats

• difficult to control
• challenging to manage
• hard to organize

Antonyms of like herding cats

• easy to control
• simple to manage
• straightforward to organize

Collocations of like herding cats

juggling tasks

Frequency: 75 %

As a project manager, she was constantly juggling tasks.

herding sheep

Frequency: 70 %

Managing a classroom full of preschoolers is like herding sheep.

wrangling toddlers

Frequency: 65 %

Watching over a group of toddlers is like wrangling toddlers.

organizing chaos

Frequency: 60 %

Trying to get the project back on track felt like organizing chaos.

corralling students

Frequency: 55 %

Keeping a group of high schoolers focused is like corralling students.

Idiomatic Expressions for like herding cats

• Phrase: like herding cats
  Meaning: to describe a difficult or impossible task of trying to control or organize a group of people or things that are independent and uncooperative
  Usage: Trying to get all the team members to agree on a project plan was like herding cats.