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Fare il gatto e il topo

To play a game of cat and mouse

Literal Translation

"To play cat and mouse"

What it means

To play a game of cat and mouse

Example in context

"La polizia faceva il gatto e il topo col sospettato da settimane."

"The police had been playing cat and mouse with the suspect for weeks."

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