when the cat's away, the mice will play
без кота мышам раздолье
When the mother left the room, the children began to make a lot of noise. When the cat's away, the mice will play.
Другие идиомы:
- rat out on (someone)
- look like something the cat dragged in
- rat race
- as weak as a kitten
- as blind as a bat
- fight like cats and dogs
- cat gets one's tongue
- let the cat out of the bag
- fraidy-cat
- smell a rat
- as nervous as a cat
- have bats in one's belfry
- rain cats and dogs
- play cat and mouse with (someone)
- as quiet as a mouse