PLAY CAT AND MOUSE WITH


Meaning of PLAY CAT AND MOUSE WITH in English

v. phr. To tease or fool (someone) by pretending to let him go free and then catching him again. Joe's uncle had fun playing cat and mouse with him. The policeman decided to play cat and mouse when he saw the woman steal the dress in the store.

American idioms English vocabulary.      Английский словарь американских идиом.