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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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Of Mice and Men

George shoots Lennie in this book
You: Why the hell did you spoil "Of Mice and Men"?
Me: you looked it up, what did you expect dumbass, no spoilers?
by I absolutely, do not care December 24, 2024
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Chicken mice Skibidi rice

“Hey what’s for lunch today
Chicken mice Skibidi rice”
by Theohiosigma69 April 1, 2025
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Mice

A combo of a guy named Min and his ‘former’ love interest :)
Me: Omg mice is 100% gonna happen
Random guy named Min: Stfu
by Heheheh0122 May 11, 2025
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mice

Mice means wack or bad; and insult basically
Can be used as a greeting
"Did you see that guys jumpshot, it's so mice." ¹
"Yo wsp mice." ²
by wbev December 4, 2023
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Mices

The mices eat all the cheese and it was very good
by Mices October 28, 2021
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