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 / )

Definizione e significato di "when the cat is away (, the mice will play)"in inglese

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

le persone si comportano male se qualcuno non le controlla

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 
proverbio
Esempi
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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