🐱 Cat
"When the cat's away, the mice will play"
Meaning
People may behave badly when the person in charge is gone.
About the cat
Cats are independent, curious, and quiet movers, which is why their idioms cover secrecy, curiosity, and self-reliance.
Example sentence
When Mum went outside, the children opened the biscuits.
Test yourself
Which idiom means...
People may behave badly when the person in charge is gone.
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"Let the cat out of the bag"
To accidentally reveal a secret.
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"Cat nap"
A short sleep.
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"Copycat"
Someone who copies another person.
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"Cat got your tongue?"
Said when someone is unusually quiet.
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"Scaredy-cat"
Someone who is easily frightened.
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"The cat's whiskers"
Something or someone excellent.