How to pronounce “cat-and-mouse”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (idiomatic) suspenseful, involving alternating roles of attack and defence.
• [Noun]
• Alternative form of cat and mouse.
• [Verb]
• To engage in a game of cat and mouse.

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