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Front BrE: to capture and release someone over and over; to treat a person in one's control in such a way that the person does not know what is going to happen next (use "cat")
Back The police played cat and mouse with the suspect until they had sufficient evidence to make an arrest. | Tom has been playing cat and mouse with Ann. Finally she got tired of it and broke up with him.

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