le chat parti, les souris dansent

French

Etymology

Literally, “the cat having left, the mice dance”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lə ʃa paʁ.ti | le su.ʁi dɑ̃s/

Phrase

le chat parti, les souris dansent

  1. (idiomatic) when the cat's away the mice will play
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