Question

play cat and mouse with someone She is difficult to communicate with. She is always playing cat and mouse with us.

Accepted Answer

To play cat and mouse with someone means to treat them alternately cruelly and kindly, so that they do not know what to expect.

Phrase/Idiom	play cat and mouse with someone
Definition	To play cat and mouse with someone means to treat them alternately cruelly and kindly, so that they do not know what to expect.
Example	She is difficult to communicate with. She is always playing cat and mouse with us.

Cat Mouse Play Means Treat Alternately Cruelly Kindly