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when the cat's away, the mice will playWhen one's supervisor at work is gone, things loosen up and the employees feel freer; when the parents are gone, children take liberties that they would not if the parents were home. — A proverb. 〖谚〗猫儿不在,老鼠玩得自在;大王外出,小鬼跳梁。◆ When the chief of police left town for a vacation, all the officers had a great party. The sergeant remarked: "When the cat's away, the mice will play."当警察局局长离城外出度假时,所有的警察举行了一次盛大的聚会。警察小队长感慨地说:“大王不在,小鬼们可以玩个自在。” |