Definition of play cat and mouse

play cat and mouse

verb

• of two groups or people, to pursue.

  Last edited on Sep 02 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'and':
AAB	Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery".
Abel and Cain	Definitions include: "rain".
Adam and Eve	Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''.
all bark and no bite	Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
all fingers and thumbs	Definitions include: clumsy.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
all wind and piss	Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
and 1	Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
and a half	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
and a quarter	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and change	Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned.
and how	Definitions include: interjection of agreement.
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Other terms relating to 'cat':
cat	Definitions include: a female.
cat burglar	Definitions include: A male who moves in on and takes the attention of a female away from another male that she was potentially interested in.
cat chain	Definitions include: Long chain, such as a watch chain, worn by 'hep cats' and zoot suiters.
cat fight	Definitions include: a fight between two or more females.
cat meets dog	Definitions include: two people who become enemies and make conflicts.
cat nap	Definitions include: a short nap.
cat off	Definitions include: A term used in the Bronx in the seventies denoting that a person is ignored, looked over, paid no attention to, wrote off, disrespected.
cats and dogs	Definitions include: raining hard.
cat's *ss	Definitions include: something really great.
cat's *ss, the	Definitions include: something great; "first rate."
cat-scratch fever	Definitions include: an infectious disease humans catch from cats.
cat's pajamas, the	Definitions include: the best.
cat's whiskers, the	Definitions include: the best you can get.
Centered cat	Definitions include: a calm, cool, and collected person especially in times of turmoil or trial.
copy-cat	Definitions include: a person who copies others.
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Other terms relating to 'mouse':
clit mouse	Definitions include: the (usually red) dot-like joystick on the keyboard of some laptops; "pointing stick".
double-click (one's) mouse	Definitions include: to masturbate.
Michael Mouse	Definitions include: rhyming slang for grouse - meaning wonderful, exemplary.
Mickey Mouse	Definitions include: ghetto
mouse	Definitions include: to push around.
mouse on a motorcycle	Definitions include: something used to divert blame for flatulence.
mouse over	Definitions include: to move the mouse pointer to a specific location by moving the mouse.
nipple mouse	Definitions include: the (usually red) dot-like joystick on the keyboard of some laptops; "pointing stick".
Other terms relating to 'play':
butt play	Definitions include: sexual activity involving the anus.
Devil's Advocate, Playing	Definitions include: To tell someone something, even though it may not be right.
don't play (one) stupid	Definitions include: See play (one) stupid.
F2P	Definitions include: "free to play".
get played	Definitions include: Being dissed or insulted.
go play in traffic	Definitions include: an insult.
LARP	Definitions include: acronym for "live action role-playing."
level playing field	Definitions include: a fair competition.
MMORPG	Definitions include: acronym for "massively multiplayer online role playing game."
nice play, Shakespeare	Definitions include: Used to describe an action.
not playing with a full deck	Definitions include: insane, clueless, lacking in mental ability.
play	Definitions include: sexual activity.
play around	Definitions include: to cheat on one's significant other.
play ball	Definitions include: to cooperate.
play couch camando	Definitions include: to have power over the TV remote control.
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