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  What it means

  Literally “to play like a cat with a little mouse.” Describes someone who toys with another person — teasing, tormenting, or stringing them along before delivering a final blow.

  Vocabulary

  • bawić się — to play / to amuse oneself
  • kot — cat
  • myszka — little mouse

  Grammar note

  'Jak' introduces a comparison. 'Z myszką' uses the instrumental after 'z' (with).

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