cat-and-mouse
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"Unfortunately, this is always a cat-and-mouse game," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Roberts said he wants the second-year pitcher to be aggressive, to play the cat-and-mouse game required to beat batters in the box.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Even the headline-grabbing draws were mostly one-sided, cat-and-mouse games of attack versus defence.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
“This was a concerted effort to stay under the radar, and it indicates the cat-and-mouse game that we’re involved in,” said Jacob Foster, acting chief of the Justice Department’s Health Care Fraud Unit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Ma didn’t know she was part of a cat-and-mouse show; she was happy to play ’long.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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