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What is the meaning of while the cat is away the mice will play?
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∙ 11y ago
When people are left unsupervised, they will misbehave.
Meaning:
When the person is in charge is away, the subordinates will take advantage of the situation
Cats are a predator against mice; cats will track mice down and play or kill them. So when no cats are around, the mice do whatever they want. Therefore, the meaning of "when the cats are away the mice will play" is that when there is no one in authority or someone who can cause difficulty is around, people who answer to that person are more likely to goof off.
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∙ 11y agocats eat mice so when the cat is gone the mice are safe from getting eaten
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What is a proverbs thet start with 'when the cats away'?
the mice will play the mice will play
What will the mice do when the cat is away?
play
Proverbs when the cat's away?
its..................when the cat is away the mice will play..
Complete this proverbWhen the cat's away?
The Mice Will Play.
The password to the cats away?
The mice will play. One of my favorites.
Proverb about the absence of authority?
When the cat is away, the mice will play.
Definition of cats away the mice will play?
When no one in authority is present, the subordinates can do as they please. When the teacher left for a few minutes, the children nearly wrecked the classroom. When the cat's away, the mice will play. Jill: You shouldn't be reading a novel at your desk. Jane: But the boss isn't here. And when the cat's away, the mice will play.
What is a sentence with the word mice in it?
Those mice must have blind. When the cat is away, the mice will play. The mice have been in the pantry again.
How do you play with mice?
You play with them.
When did people start using the proverb when the cats away the mice will play?
this is directed back to the food change where the cat is higher the mouse and that mice are able to do what they want in the house when the cats are not around.
Why did people start using the proverb when the cats away the mice will play?
this is directed back to the food change where the cat is higher the mouse and that mice are able to do what they want in the house when the cats are not around.
Who eats the glass frog?
Princess Stacy from the play-turned-movie Kittens and Mice while Bruce is in Portland.
