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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.
by Anx Tuah April 28, 2025
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Sack of Wet Mice

I met this new chick last night. She’s pretty, but dumber than a sack of wet mice.
by Fore Right June 4, 2021
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mice

Mice means wack or bad; generally used as an insult

Can also be a greeting
"That guys jumpshot is so mice 😂". ¹
"Yo wsp mice." ²
by wbev December 4, 2023
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Mice

mad nice. often used by kids who abreviate 24/7 for no reason (real reason)
dude these bids (black kids) are mice at basketball....duh.
or
theres money (mad honey) MICE!
by Nigiar McGently November 5, 2009
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Chocolate mice

The act of anally accepting rodents as foreplay.
Hey hun should we start with the chocolate mice to get in the mood?
by anonymous January 7, 2023
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mice attack

That 's a mice attack
by Not Norway January 20, 2020
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