- cat got tongue
- cat got (your) tongue
why are you not speaking.
After she finished the story, I kept silent. “What's the matter, cat got your tongue?” she asked.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
cat got tongue
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Has the cat got tongue? — Has the cat got (your) tongue? something that you say to someone when you are annoyed because they will not speak. Well, has the cat got your tongue? I m waiting for an explanation … New idioms dictionary
Cat got your tongue? — informal used to ask someone why he or she is not saying anything “You ve been unusually quiet tonight,” she said. “What s the matter? Cat got your tongue?” • • • Main Entry: ↑cat Cat got your tongue? see ↑cat • • • Main Entry: ↑tongue … Useful english dictionary
cat got your tongue — cat got (your) tongue why are you not speaking. After she finished the story, I kept silent. “What s the matter, cat got your tongue?” she asked … New idioms dictionary
cat got your tongue? — If someone asks if the cat has got your tongue, they want to know why you are not speaking when they think you should … The small dictionary of idiomes
cat got one's tongue — You are not able or willing to talk because of shyness. Usually used about children or as a question to children. * /Tommy s father asked Tommy if the cat had got his tongue./ * /The little girl had a poem to recite, but the cat got her tongue./… … Dictionary of American idioms
cat got one's tongue — You are not able or willing to talk because of shyness. Usually used about children or as a question to children. * /Tommy s father asked Tommy if the cat had got his tongue./ * /The little girl had a poem to recite, but the cat got her tongue./… … Dictionary of American idioms
cat got your tongue — why do you not speak? lose your tongue? Before I could reply, she said, Cat got your tongue? … English idioms
cat got your tongue? — If someone asks if the cat has got your tongue, they want to know why you are not speaking when they think you should. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(has the) cat got your tongue? — spoken phrase used when someone does not speak when you expect them to Thesaurus: ways of asking questions and making requestshyponym to ask a question or questionssynonym Main entry: cat * * * (has the) cat got your … Useful english dictionary
Has the cat got your tongue? — Has the cat got (your) tongue? something that you say to someone when you are annoyed because they will not speak. Well, has the cat got your tongue? I m waiting for an explanation … New idioms dictionary
