when the cat's away the mice will play

English - Turkish

Definition of when the cat's away the mice will play in English Turkish dictionary

(Atasözü) Kedinin olmadığı yerde fareler cirit atar

English - English

Definition of when the cat's away the mice will play in English English dictionary

In the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances

people being supervised often do things they are not supposed to do when the supervising person is not around (expression often used in a humorous way about employer and employees, parents and children, etc.)

Hyphenation

when the cat's a·way the mice will play

Turkish pronunciation

hwen dhi käts ıwey dhi mays wıl pley

Pronunciation

/ˈhwen ᴛʜē ˈkats əˈwā ᴛʜē ˈmīs wəl ˈplā/ /ˈhwɛn ðiː ˈkæts əˈweɪ ðiː ˈmaɪs wəl ˈpleɪ/