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synonyms for play cat and mouse
- afflict
- annoy
- bedevil
- bother
- harass
- hound
- hurt
- irritate
- mistreat
- molest
- nag
- pester
- plague
- smite
- tease
- torture
- vex
- abuse
- agonize
- bait
- bone
- break
- crucify
- devil
- distress
- excruciate
- harrow
- harry
- heckle
- pain
- persecute
- provoke
- punish
- rack
- trouble
- try
- worry
- wring
- drive bananas
- drive up the wall
- give a hard time
- put through wringer
- rub salt in wound
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How to use play cat and mouse in a sentence
I assure you, no matter how beautifully we play any piece, the minute Liszt plays it, you would scarcely recognize it!
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYBut I hope at least to play to him a few times, and what is more important, to hear him play repeatedly.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYTo fill up the time till Liszt came, our hostess made us play, one after the other, beginning with the latest arrival.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYAgain the sallow fingers began to play with the book-covers, passing from one to another, but always slowly and gently.
BELLA DONNAROBERT HICHENSA lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINAnd Mr. Meadow Mouse often remarked that it had more halls than any other dwelling he had ever seen.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYHer attachment to impressionism leads this artist to many experiments in color—or, as one critic wrote, "to play with color."
WOMEN IN THE FINE ARTS, FROM THE SEVENTH CENTURY B.C. TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY A.D.CLARA ERSKINE CLEMENTShe also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.
WOMEN IN THE FINE ARTS, FROM THE SEVENTH CENTURY B.C. TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY A.D.CLARA ERSKINE CLEMENTOur class has swelled to about a dozen persons now, and a good many others come and play to him once or twice and then go.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYIt was one day when a student from the Stuttgardt conservatory attempted to play the Sonata Appassionata.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYWORDS RELATED TO PLAY CAT AND MOUSE
- abuse
- afflict
- agonize
- annoy
- bait
- bedevil
- bone
- bother
- break
- crucify
- devil
- distress
- drive bananas
- drive up the wall
- excruciate
- give a hard time
- harass
- harrow
- harry
- heckle
- hound
- hurt
- irritate
- mistreat
- molest
- nag
- pain
- persecute
- pester
- plague
- play cat and mouse
- provoke
- punish
- put through wringer
- rack
- rub salt in wound
- smite
- tease
- torture
- trouble
- try
- vex
- worry
- wring
- abused
- afflicted
- agonized
- annoyed
- baited
- bedeviled
- boned
- bothered
- broke
- crucified
- devilled
- distressed
- drive bananas
- drove up the wall
- excruciated
- gave a hard time
- harassed
- harried
- harrowed
- heckled
- hounded
- hurt
- irritated
- mistreated
- molested
- nagged
- pained
- persecuted
- pestered
- plagued
- played cat and mouse
- provoked
- punished
- put through wringer
- racked
- rubbed salt in wound
- smote
- teased
- tortured
- tried
- troubled
- vexed
- worried
- wrung
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