cat and mouse game
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cat and mouse game
- (idiomatic) Two individuals and/or groups repeatedly keeping check on each other in a suspicious or self-protective way, often with the goal of one or both parties trying to gain a malicious advantage over the other.
- The Allied and the enemy submarine played a cat and mouse game on checking up on each other's whereabouts and supposed strategic plans.
- The hackers played a cat and mouse game with the computer's system administrators: The hackers kept trying new tricks, and the system administrators kept mounting electronic defenses to prevent damage and catch the hackers.
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