cat got someone's tongue

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cat got someone's tongue

  1. (idiomatic, humorous) Why is someone not saying anything?
    Why won't you tell me that secret? Cat got your tongue?
    • 2007, “15 Step”, in In Rainbows, performed by Radiohead:
      You used to be alright / What happened? / Did the cat get your tongue? / Did your string come undone?

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