has the cat got your tongue?
(Has the) cat got your tongue?
A humorous question directed at one who is not speaking very much or at all. A: "What's wrong, sonny? Cat got your tongue?" B: "Oh, he's just shy around new people, that's all."
See also: cat
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
has the cat got your tongue?
People say Has the cat got your tongue? when they think that someone who is silent should be saying something. Has the cat got your tongue? Can't you even say hello? Note: This expression is often used angrily.
See also: cat
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
- (Don't ask me,) I just work here.
- (Don't ask me,) I only work here.
- GMTA
- that's my story and I'm sticking to it
- no fox given
- checks notes
- return to (one's) muttons
- SCNR
- I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you
- I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you