has the cat got your tongue?
informalDefinition
› something you say to someone when you are annoyed because they will not speak: What's the matter? Has the cat got your tongue?Not saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot being friendlyDigressing and being indirect or evasive
(Definition of has the cat got your tongue? from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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