cat got someone's tongue
(Redirected from cat got your tongue?)
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Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
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Phrase[edit]
- (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?
Translations[edit]
why are you not saying anything?
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