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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cat′ and mouse′, - GamesAlso called cat′ and rat′. a children's game in which players in a circle keep a player from moving into or out of the circle and permit a second player to move into or out of the circle to escape the pursuing first player.
- Dialect Terms, Games[Western U.S.]tick-tack-toe (def. 1).
- Idioms play cat and mouse, to engage in a gamelike relationship in which evasion and pursuit are used:They played cat and mouse for a while before she consented to go out with him.
- Idioms play cat and mouse with:
- to toy or trifle with.
- to use strategy on one's opponent, esp. while waiting to strike:The detective played cat and mouse with the suspect.
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