you got a mouse in your pocket en · X
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From the idea of another referent included in "we," besides the speaker, being invisible.
Meanings
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(informal, rhetoric, sarcastic) Used as a response to statements starting with "we," usually indicating the speaker does not want to be involved in the interlocutor's statements.
Your back teeth don't know what your front teeth are saying. 'We know nothing about anything.' Who's we, Connors, you got a mouse in your pocket?
1979, Rosemary Edelman, Fireworks: a novel, →ISBN, page 52:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| is there a mouse in your pocket | alternative | lexicographic |