play cat and mouse with

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   和某人玩起貓捉老鼠的遊戲；耍弄

   to play a cruel game with sb in your power by changing your behaviour very often, so that they become nervous and do not know what to expect

   Maybe you were playing cat-and-mouse with me.

電影裡這樣說 · 1 部

• Maybe you were playing cat-and-mouse with me.Double Indemnity1944
• You've been playing cat and mouse with me ever since you came here.Wedding Crashers2005
• Don't "mother" me. Playing cat and mouse and keeping my boy locked up.His Girl Friday1940

在完整場景裡學

• 雙重賠償1944
  • 推銷保險初見女主人：for my money（依我看）
  • 續車險搭訕女主人：a honey of a（頂呱呱的）
  • 揭穿燒車騙保案：tie knots in one's stomach（胃裡擰成一團）
• 女友禮拜五1940
  • 前妻回編輯部辭行：gum up the works（把事攪黃）
  • 到報社提出辭職：hard feelings（記恨）
  • 約見未婚夫暗中試探：take the wind out of someone's sail（讓人洩氣）

同一詞條的短語

• be the cat's whiskers
• let the cat out of the bag
• like a cat on hot bricks
• like a cat that's got the cream
• cat got your tongue
• look like the cat brought in
• not have a cat in hell's chance
• put the cat among the pigeons
• when the cat's away the mice will play
• curiosity killed the cat
• like herding cats
• be raining cats and dogs