| 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") |
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| 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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