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 / )

“ when the cat is away (, the mice will play)”的英语定义和含义

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 

谚语
例子
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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