cat and mouse

Speech parts

1. cat and mouse - Noun

2. cat and mouse - Adjective

3. cat and mouse - Verb

4. Cat and mouse - Proper noun

Meaning

a game for children in which the players form a circle and join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who is chasing the first

Alternative names

cat-and-mouse

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Examples

A complex story of adversaries—each of whom surgically alters their identity—law enforcement agent John Travolta and terrorist Nicolas Cage play a cat-and-mouse game, trapped in each other's outward appearance. Source: Internet

A game of cat-and-mouse reminiscent of last year’s often violent demonstrations followed, with protesters blocking roads before running away from riot police charging with batons, only to re-emerge elsewhere. Source: Internet

After years of playing cat and mouse, these two were finally on the right path to happily ever after. Source: Internet

And a game of cat and mouse ensues, though it takes a long convoluted way to figure out who’s the cat and who’s the mouse. Source: Internet

“Capturing the acoustic signature is quite the prize in the cat-and-mouse game of submarine hunting,” a UK-based defense industry expert told the Daily Mail. Source: Internet

Before the European Council summit Dec. 10-11, European Council President had accused Turkey of playing a cat-and-mouse game that has to stop. Source: Internet

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