B2🐺 Animals
Fare il gatto con i topi
To toy with someone; to keep someone in cruel suspense
Literal Translation
"To play cat with the mice"
What it means
To toy with someone; to keep someone in cruel suspense
Example in context
"Il capo stava facendo il gatto con i topi con il team prima di annunciare i licenziamenti."
"The boss was toying with the team before announcing the layoffs."
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