play cat-and-mouse
21cat — noun (C) 1 ANIMAL a) a small animal with four legs that is often kept as a pet or used for catching mice (mouse (1)) b) a large animal that is related to this, such as a lion or tiger 2 let the cat out of the bag to tell a secret, especially… …
22play — /pleɪ / (say play) noun 1. a dramatic composition or piece; a drama. 2. a dramatic performance, as on the stage. 3. exercise or action by way of amusement or recreation. 4. fun, jest, or trifling, as opposed to earnest: he said it merely in play …
23mouse — /maUs/ noun (C) 1 plural mice /maIs/ a small furry animal with a long tail that lives in people s houses or in fields, and that looks like a small rat: I think we have mice in the kitchen. | a field mouse 2 technical a small object connected to a …
24cat — See: COPY CAT, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, FRAIDY CAT or FRAID CAT or SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED CAT, HOLY CATS, LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY, PLAY CAT AND MOUSE WITH, RAIN CATS AND DOGS …
25cat — See: COPY CAT, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, FRAIDY CAT or FRAID CAT or SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED CAT, HOLY CATS, LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY, PLAY CAT AND MOUSE WITH, RAIN CATS AND DOGS …
26cat — See: copy cat, curiosity killed the cat, fraidy cat or fraid cat or scaredy cat or scared cat, holy cats, let the cat out of the bag, look like the cat that ate the canary, play cat and mouse with, rain cats and dogs …
27mouse — See: PLAY CAT AND MOUSE WITH …
28mouse — See: PLAY CAT AND MOUSE WITH …
29mouse — See: play cat and mouse with …
30cat — W3S1 [kæt] n [: Old English; Origin: catt, probably from Latin cattus, catta] 1.) a) a small animal with four legs that people often keep as a pet. Cats sometimes kill small animals and birds →↑feline tabby/ginger/tortoiseshell etc cat (=colours… …
