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Play Cat and MouseTo make someone fool by playing tricks, to annoy or tease someoneRate it:

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cat and mouse gameTwo individuals and/or groups repeatedly keeping check on each other in a suspicious or self-protective way, often with the goal of one or both parties trying to gain a malicious advantage over the other.Rate it:

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cat and mouseA relationship in which two parties closely monitor and challenge one another in a suspicious or self-protective manner, often because each party is attempting to gain an advantage over the other.Rate it:

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cat-and-mouseAlternative form of cat and mouse.Rate it:

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cat-and-mousesuspenseful, involving alternating roles of attack and defence.Rate it:

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When the Cat's Away, the Mice will PlayWithout the presence of authority, people will do as they please even of breaking the rulesRate it:

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when the cat's away the mice will playIn the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances.Rate it:

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mouse potatoA person who spends excessive amounts of time using a computer.Rate it:

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bit by a barn mouseTipsy.Rate it:

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are you a man or a mouseAre you a courageous man or a coward?Rate it:

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dust mouseA dust bunny.Rate it:

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Mickey MouseThe most famous Disney character, an anthropomorphic mouse.Rate it:

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Mickey MouseOf an item of inferior quality.Rate it:

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mouse overTo move a computer mouse pointer over.Rate it:

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not courageous than mouseSomeone being very fearful and scared of things.Rate it:

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Poor as a Church MouseTo be in very poor condition, poverty- strickenRate it:

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poor as a church mouseVery poor to a point of starving or begging.Rate it:

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Quiet as a MouseExtremely silent; non-talkative; silent or making very less soundRate it:

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quiet as a mouseVery quiet, so as to not be heardRate it:

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all piss and wind like a barber catAll talk and noise with no actionRate it:

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cat and dog lifeUnhappy married life.Rate it:

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dog and catA team comprised of one male and one female, who are either working as associates or where one is the second in command to the other.Rate it:

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all work and no play makes jack a dull boyToo much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.Rate it:

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bygones be bygones, and fair play for time to comeLet all past wrongs be forgotten, with a resumption of cordial relations.Rate it:

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and don't play one on TVA term often used after a person claims to have no expertise in a topic of discussion, but still wants to contribute a comment.Rate it:

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party and playMarked by the use of drugs and the absence of sexual inhibitions.Rate it:

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party and playUsed other than as an idiom: see party, play.Rate it:

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play fast and looseTo ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it suits ones purpose.Rate it:

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Play Fast and LooseTo be capricious and irresponsible, to do all that pleases one without caring to have offended othersRate it:

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play fast and looseTo be recklessly inaccurate, inappropriate, or otherwise ignoring guidelines and conventions.Rate it:

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play the ball and not the manTo object to someone's argument by attacking the argument itself instead of them or a facet of their personality; to avoid or make the opposite of an ad hominem attack. Usually considered a positive action, and an avoidance of a fallacious argumentative technique. Often used in comparison to play the man and not the ball.Rate it:

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play the ball and not the manTo attack the ball instead of an opponent who is usually controlling the ball. Often considered a positive action, and sometimes a requirement not to concede a penalty.Rate it:

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play the man and not the ballTo object to someone's argument by attacking them or a facet of their personality instead of the argument itself; to make an ad hominem attack.Rate it:

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play the man and not the ballTo attack an opponent instead of attacking the ball, which is usually being controlled by the attacked player at the time.Rate it:

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a partibus rei publicae animus liber (Sall. Cat. 4. 2)an independent spirit.Rate it:

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dead cat bounceA temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.Rate it:

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look what the cat's dragged inUsed as an ironic acknowledgement of someone's arrival, especially to imply that they are unwelcome or disagreeable in some way.Rate it:

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nervous as a catVery nervous.Rate it:

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spill the beans / let the cat out of the bagTo let out a secretRate it:

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a cat can look at a kingAlternative form of a cat may look at a king.1982, A J Ayer, Rate it:

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a cat may look at a kingEven a purported inferior has certain abilities, even in the presence of a purported superiorRate it:

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grin like a cheshire catTo smile broadly, especially in a self-satisfied way.Rate it:

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a cat in gloves catches no miceOne cannot get what one wants by being cautious, one must use aggression to get it.Rate it:

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quiet as a catTo be quietRate it:

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there are many ways to skin a catAlternative form of there's more than one way to skin a cat.Rate it:

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cat's meowA self-satisfied person.Rate it:

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let the cat out of the bagA figure of speech relative to someone revealing an important event or secret to the world thereby spoiling the entire thrust of a surprise.Rate it:

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nervous as a catnervous as a catRate it:

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there's more than one way to skin a catA problem generally has more than one solution.Rate it:

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nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairsExtremely nervous.Rate it:

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