Don Addis

(1935--)

U.S. editorial cartoonist

Never play cat and mouse games if you're a mouse.

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play cat and mouse with

[play cat and mouse with] {v. phr.} To tease or fool (someone) by pretending to let him go free and then catching him again. * /Joe's uncle had fun playing […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

mickey mouse

[mickey mouse] (1) {adj.}, {slang} Inferior; second rate; chicken; easy; gimmicky. * /Watch out for Perkins; he's full of mickey mouse ideas./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

mouse

[mouse] See: [PLAY CAT AND MOUSE WITH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

mickey mouse

[mickey mouse] (2) {n.} ({derogatory}) A stupid person; a policeman; a white man (as used by blacks). A Dictionary of American Idioms

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