"when the cat's away" meaning in English

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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
          "word": "天高皇帝遠"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "english": "The sky is high and the emperor far away",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tiāngāo huángdìyuǎn",
          "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
          "word": "天高皇帝远"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
          "word": "když je kocour pryč (elipsis of Když je kcour pryč, myši mají pré.)"
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        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
          "word": "als de kat van huis is"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
          "word": "kun kissa on poissa"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
          "word": "quand le chat n’est pas là"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
          "word": "ist die Katze aus dem Haus"
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        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
          "word": "jak kota nie ma w domu, myszy harcują"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
          "word": "quando o gato não está"
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        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bez kotá myšám razdólʹje",
          "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
          "word": "без кота́ мыша́м раздо́лье"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
          "word": "где мачке нема"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
          "word": "cuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
          "word": "när katten är borta, dansar råttorna på bordet"
        }
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
      "word": "天高皇帝遠"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "The sky is high and the emperor far away",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tiāngāo huángdìyuǎn",
      "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
      "word": "天高皇帝远"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
      "word": "když je kocour pryč (elipsis of Když je kcour pryč, myši mají pré.)"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
      "word": "als de kat van huis is"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
      "word": "kun kissa on poissa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
      "word": "quand le chat n’est pas là"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
      "word": "ist die Katze aus dem Haus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
      "word": "jak kota nie ma w domu, myszy harcują"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
      "word": "quando o gato não está"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bez kotá myšám razdólʹje",
      "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
      "word": "без кота́ мыша́м раздо́лье"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
      "word": "где мачке нема"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
      "word": "cuando el gato duerme, bailan los ratones"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "People take advantage of the absence of authority",
      "word": "när katten är borta, dansar råttorna på bordet"
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  "word": "when the cat's away"
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