donner sa langue au chat

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French

FWOTD – 8 August 2017

Etymology

Literally, "to give one's tongue to the cat".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔ.ne sa lɑ̃.ɡ‿o ʃa/

Verb

donner sa langue au chat

  1. (informal) to give up trying to guess something, e.g. the answer to a riddle
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Conjugation

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