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When the cat is away the mice will play

An idiom used when people (mostly kids) mess around and sometimes abuse their leeway when someone in authority is not around. Used to describe disobedient people, like kids.
Person 1: Have you seen the kids in the classroom? Person 2: Yeah, the teacher ain't around and they're abusing their leeway. Person 1: Well that's a problem. When the cat is away the mice will play anyway.
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When the when is when

Bro, imma go outside when the when is when.
When ?

Yes.
by When the when is when July 15, 2022
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so when?

So when we gon' have sex?

That's it, that's what it means.
Me: so when?

Bf: never

Me: 😭
by Mrsfishtaco November 30, 2023
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