when the cat is away (, the mice will play / )
<abbr style="text-decoration: underline;" title="when / while" > when</abbr>
wɛn
ven
the
ðə
dhē
cat
kæt
kāt
is
ɪz
iz
away
əweɪ
ēvei
(,
ðə
dhē
the
maɪs
mais
mice
wɪl
vil
will
pleɪ
plei
play / )

Définition et signification de « when the cat is away (, the mice will play) » en anglais

when the cat is away (, the mice will play)
01

used to suggest that people will often take advantage of the absence of authority or supervision to do things that they wouldn't do if they were being watched 

proverbe
Exemples
The coach had to leave practice early, and the players took advantage of the situation by goofing off and not taking the drills seriously. When the cat is away... 
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