Per the Kitchn, Spearmint has a sharper flavor and more intense aroma, while peppermint tends to be more delicate and sweet. Peppermint also contains the chemical menthol. This chemical affects the nerve endings in our mouths and makes our brains think the mouth is cooler than it really is.
cat and mouse (uncountable) (idiomatic) A relationship in which two parties closely monitor and challenge one another in a suspicious or self-protective manner, often because each party is attempting to gain an advantage over the other. The Allied and the enemy submarine played a game of cat and mouse, checking up on each other's whereabouts and strategies. The hackers played a cat and mouse game with the system administrators: the hackers kept trying new tricks, and the system administrators kept mounting electronic defenses.
play cat and mouse to play with a person or animal in a cruel or teasing way, esp before a final act of cruelty or unkindness. 20. put the cat among the pigeons to introduce some violently disturbing new element. 21.. (Animals) Also called: big cat any of the larger felines, such as a lion or tiger. 3. (Animals) any wild feline mammal of the genus Felis, such as the lynx or serval, resembling the domestic cat.