CAT AND MOUSE


Meaning of CAT AND MOUSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1675

: behavior like that of a cat with a mouse: as

a. : the act of toying with or tormenting something before destroying it

b. : a contrived action involving constant pursuit, near captures, and repeated escapes

played a game of cat and mouse with the police

broadly : an evasive action

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.