Idiom: Cat got your tongue?
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Cat got your tongue?
Đây là câu rút gọn của câu "Has the cat got your tongue?"
Thành ngữ này có nghĩa:
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Have you nothing to say?
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Why are you not talking?
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Why are you not saying anything?
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Why don’t you answer me?
Thành ngữ này dùng để buộc ai đó phải nói hoặc đáp lời khi người đó im lặng.
Thường đi cùng với câu hỏi "What's the matter?"
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What’s the matter, cat got your tongue?
(What’s the matter? = What is the problem?)
Examples of Cat got your tongue?
John: What do you think of my new shoes?
Mike: …. (No response) …
John: Well, do you like them or not?
Mike: …. (Still no response) …
John: Cat got your tongue?
Mother: I found my lost wallet in your wardrobe. What was it doing there?
Teenager: … (silence)…
Mother: What’s the matter, cat got your tongue?
"Let us know in the comments if you understood this explanation.
If you don’t, I’ll think that the cat has got your tongue. 
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