while+away

  • 31while the cat's away, the mouse will play — People whose behaviour is strictly controlled go over the top when the authority is not around, which is why most teenagers have parties when their parents have gone on holiday. The parents are the scary authority figures, but the cat s away and… …

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  • 32While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets — Studio album by Cobra Starship Released October 10, 2006 …

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  • 33While the City Sleeps — While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets Saltar a navegación, búsqueda While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets Álbum de Cobra Starship Publicación 10 de octubre de 2006 Grabaci …

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  • 34while something away — ˌwhile sthaˈway derived to spend time in a pleasant lazy way • We whiled away the time reading and playing cards. Main entry: ↑whilederived …

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  • 35While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets — Álbum de Cobra Starship Publicación 10 de octubre de 2006 Grabación 2006 Género(s) Alternative rock , alternative dance , pop punk …

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  • 36while — n., conj., v., & adv. n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; waited a while; all this while). 2 (prec. by the) a during some other process. b poet. during the time that. 3 (prec. by a) for some time (have not seen you… …

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  • 37away — a|way1 [ ə weı ] adverb *** 1. ) in a different direction a ) moving so that you go farther from a person, place, or thing: When Sykes saw the police, he ran away. away from: People had been driven away from their homes by the invading army. b )… …

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  • 38away — I UK [əˈweɪ] / US adverb *** 1) in a different direction a) moving so that you go further from a person, place, or thing When Sykes saw the police, he ran away. away from: People had been driven away from their homes by the invading army. b) used …

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  • 39While the cat's away (the mice will play). — When/While the cat s away (the mice will play). something that you say which means when the person in authority is absent, people will not do what they should do. Do you think it s wise to leave the children alone for so long? You know, while the …

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  • 40while two dogs are fighting for a bone, a third runs away with it — c 1386 CHAUCER Knight’s Tale 1. 1177 We stryve as dide the houndes for the boon... Ther cam a kyte, whil that they were so wrothe, And baar awey the boon betwixe hem bothe. 1534 MORE Dialogue of Comfort (1553) I Aiiiv Now strive there twain for… …

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