to see which way the cat jumps
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to refrain from making a decision or taking any action until one acquires more data on the situation or how it develops
Dialect
British
British![to [see] which way the cat [jumps] definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/44188/original/?type=jpeg "to [see] which way the cat [jumps] definition and meaning")
Idiom
Informal
예시들
They agreed to suspend a loan they had been on the verge of sending to Peking, and promised to wait for the cat to jump.
They are waiting for the cat to jump before they could take the final decision.
