"see which way the cat jumps" meaning in All languages combined

See see which way the cat jumps on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-see which way the cat jumps.ogg [Australia] Forms: sees which way the cat jumps [present, singular, third-person], seeing which way the cat jumps [participle, present], saw which way the cat jumped [past], seen which way the cat jumped [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|see<,,saw,seen> which way the cat jumps<jumps,jumps,jumped>}} see which way the cat jumps (third-person singular simple present sees which way the cat jumps, present participle seeing which way the cat jumps, simple past saw which way the cat jumped, past participle seen which way the cat jumped)
  1. (idiomatic) To delay taking action based on the outcome of something else. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: wait for the cat to jump, see which way the wind is blowing Related terms: cat and mouse
    Sense id: en-see_which_way_the_cat_jumps-en-verb-9TOiLNVY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for see which way the cat jumps meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)

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