when the cat's away

English - English

Definition of when the cat's away in English English dictionary

People are likely to take advantage of the absence of authority or enforcement of compliance

Hyphenation

when the cat's a·way

Turkish pronunciation

hwen dhi käts ıwey

Pronunciation

/ˈhwen ᴛʜē ˈkats əˈwā/ /ˈhwɛn ðiː ˈkæts əˈweɪ/

Etymology

() An ellipsis (anapodoton) of when the cat's away, the mice will play