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:
- as conceited as a barber's cat
- curiosity killed the cat
- put the cat among the pigeons
- have bats in one's belfry
- cat gets one's tongue
- as poor as a church mouse
- as weak as a kitten
- cat nap
- as quiet as a mouse
- rat race
- there is more than one way to skin a cat
- rat out on (someone)
- as blind as a bat
- cat on a hot tin roof
- best-laid plans of mice and men