play cat and mouse with

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   和某人玩起猫捉老鼠的游戏；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.

电影里这样说 · 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

在完整场景里学

• 双重赔偿1944
  • 推销保险初见女主人：for my money（依我看）
  • 续车险搭讪女主人：a honey of a（顶呱呱的）
  • 揭穿烧车骗保案：tie knots in one's stomach（胃里拧成一团）
• 女友礼拜五1940
  • 前妻回编辑部辞行：gum up the works（把事搅黄）
  • 到报社提出辞职：hard feelings（记恨）
  • 约见未婚夫暗中试探：take the wind out of someone's sail（让人泄气）

同一词条的短语

• 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