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140 - Expression: Cat Got Your Tongue?

American English Podcast

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Cat Got Your Tongue

We often ask someone, cat got your tongue. In other words, does the cat have your tongue? Is the cat in possession of your tongue? It's a ridiculous visual. If the cat's got your tongue, you can't talk. You're speechless. And that's pretty much how we use it in English conversation.

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