n.
widespread in Arctic and on mountains in Europe

be (as) timid as a mouse Idiom, Proverb

as poor as a church mouse

very poor, having little, the wolf is at the door How can they refuse to help her? She's as poor as a church mouse.

build a better mousetrap

improve a common product If you're not an inventor, you try to build a better mousetrap.

play cat and mouse with someone

tease or fool someone by pretending to let him go free and then catching him again The boxer was playing cat and mouse with his opponent although he could have won easily.

poor as a church mouse

(See as poor as a church mouse)

play cat and mouse

tease or fool by pretending to let sb．go free and then catching him again欲擒故纵
The policeman decided to play cat and mouse when he saw the woman steal the dress in the store．警察发觉那女人在商店偷衣服时，他欲擒故纵，暂时先不抓她。

quiet as a mouse

Idiom(s): (as) quiet as a mouse

Theme: SHYNESS

very quiet; shy and silent. (Informal. Often used with children.)
• Don't yell; whisper. Be as quiet as a mouse.
• Mary hardly ever says anything. She's quiet as a mouse.

The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.

If you depend on just one thing, and it fails you, you will have no alternatives.

Mickey Mouse

If something is Mickey Mouse, it is intellectually trivial or not of a very high standard.

While 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 the kids are the mice partying and enjoying their freedom.

mickey mouse|mickey|mouse

mickey mouse¹ adj., slang Inferior; second rate; chicken; easy; gimmicky. Watch out for Perkins; he's full of mickey mouse ideas.
mickey mouse² n. (derogatory) A stupid person; a policeman; a white man (as used by blacks).

as poor as a abbey mouse

very poor, accepting little, the wolf is at the aperture How can they debris to advice her? She's as poor as a abbey mouse.

build a bigger mousetrap

improve a accepted artefact If you're not an inventor, you try to body a bigger mousetrap.

Mickey Mouse

If article is Mickey Mouse, it is intellectually atomic or not of a actual aerial standard.

mickey mouse|mickey|mouse

mickey mouse¹ adj., slang Inferior; additional rate; chicken; easy; gimmicky. Watch out for Perkins; he's abounding of mickey abrasion ideas.
mickey mouse² n. (derogatory) A brainless person; a policeman; a white man (as acclimated by blacks).

mouse

mouse
see play cat and mouse; poor as a churchmouse; quiet as a mouse. Also Learn added mice.

play cat and mouse

tease or fool by assuming to let sb．go chargeless and afresh communicable him again欲擒故纵
The policeman absitively to comedy cat and abrasion back he saw the woman abduct the dress in the store．警察发觉那女人在商店偷衣服时，他欲擒故纵，暂时先不抓她。

play cat and abrasion with someone

tease or fool addition by assuming to let him go chargeless and afresh communicable him afresh The boxer was arena cat and abrasion with his adversary although he could accept won easily.

play cat and abrasion with|cat|cat and mouse|mouse|pl

v. phr. To aggravate or fool (someone) by assuming to let him go chargeless and afresh communicable him again. Joe's uncle had fun arena cat and abrasion with him. The policeman absitively to comedy cat and abrasion back he saw the woman abduct the dress in the store.

poor as a abbey mouse

(See as poor as a abbey mouse)

poor as a abbey mouse|church|church mouse|mouse|p

adj. phr., informal Penniless; broke; acutely poor. The anew accustomed baiter bodies were poor as abbey mice.

poor as a churchmouse

poor as a churchmouse
Accepting little or no abundance and few possessions, as in She's poor as a churchmouse, so you can't apprehend her to accord anything. The acumen for this long-used affinity is unclear, but best accept that, back churches are not accepted for autumn food, a abrasion central one would book poorly. It has survived such beforehand phrases as poor as Job. [Second bisected of 1600s]

quiet as a mouse

Idiom(s): (as) quiet as a mouse

Theme: SHYNESS

very quiet; shy and silent. (Informal. Often acclimated with children.)
• Don't yell; whisper. Be as quiet as a mouse.
• Mary hardly anytime says anything. She's quiet as a mouse.

The abrasion that has but one aperture is bound taken.

If you depend on aloof one thing, and it fails you, you will accept no alternatives.

While the cat's away, the abrasion will play

People whose behaviour is carefully controlled go over the top back the ascendancy is not around, which is why best teenagers accept parties back their parents accept gone on holiday. The parents are the alarming ascendancy figures, but the cat's abroad and the kids are the mice partying and adequate their freedom.

be (as) afraid as a mouse

To be actual nervous, shy, or fearful. I can't accept John absolutely had the assurance to appeal a raise. He's consistently been afraid as a mouse! I love singing, but it's adamantine to accompany it professionally back you're afraid as a abrasion on the stage.Learn more: mouse, timid

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