cat got someone's tongue en · X
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(humorous, idiomatic) Why is someone not saying anything?
Why won't you tell me that secret? (Has the) cat got your tongue?
You used to be alright / What happened? / Did the cat get your tongue? / Did your string come undone?
2007, “15 Step”, in In Rainbows, performed by Radiohead:
Translations (24)
pl zapominać języka w gębie (why are you not saying anything?) · sk stratil si reč? (why are you not saying anything?) · cmn 你成了啞巴了嗎？ /你成了哑巴了吗？ (why are you not saying anything?) · pt o gato comeu sua língua (why are you not saying anything?) · ro ți-a mâncat pisica limba? (why are you not saying anything?) · es ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato? (why are you not saying anything?) · ru язы́к проглоти́ли? (why are you not saying anything?) · nl ben je je tong verloren? (why are you not saying anything?) · ca que se t’ha menjat la llengua el gat? (why are you not saying anything?) · it il gatto ti ha mangiato la lingua? (why are you not saying anything?) · hu elvitte a cica a nyelved? (why are you not saying anything?) · fi veikö kissa kielesi? (why are you not saying anything?) · tr dilinizi mi yuttunuz? (why are you not saying anything?) · de haben Sie die Sprache verloren? (why are you not saying anything?) · fr tu as donné ta langue au chat (why are you not saying anything?) · fr tu as perdu ta langue (why are you not saying anything?) · ru язы́к проглоти́ла? (why are you not saying anything?) · sh maca popapala jezik? (why are you not saying anything?) · pl zapomnieć języka w gębie (why are you not saying anything?) · ga ar chaill tú do theanga? (why are you not saying anything?) · tr dilini mi yuttun? (why are you not saying anything?) · az dilini pişik yeyib? (why are you not saying anything?) · de hast du die Sprache verloren? (why are you not saying anything?) · sv förlora/tappa talförmågan (why are you not saying anything?)