play cat and mouse with smb

play cat and mouse with smb
tease or fool someone by pretending to let him go free and then catching him again

The boxer was playing cat and mouse with his opponent although he could have won easily.


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  • ГÆДЫ ÆМÆ МЫСТÆЙ ХЪАЗЫН — Расай басай кæнын. Играть в кошки мышки. To play a cat and mouse game with smb …   Фразеологический словарь иронского диалекта

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