cat and mouse game

== English == === Noun === cat and mouse (uncountable) A relationship in which two parties closely monitor and challenge one another in a suspicious or self-protective manner, often because each party is attempting to gain an advantage over the other. A form of attack in which the attacker toys with the victim by inflicting minor damage or letting the victim have futile hopes of escape before finally finishing the victim off. A children's game in which one player (the "cat") attempts to break through a ring of players to catch another player (the "mouse") in the centre. ==== Usage notes ==== Often preceded by the verb play. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== see which way the cat jumps wait for the cat to jump === Verb === cat and mouse (third-person singular simple present cat and mouses, present participle cat and mousing, simple past and past participle cat and moused) Alternative form of cat-and-mouse.