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Значение идиомы cat got one’s tongue
[cat got one’s tongue] You are not able or willing to talk because of shyness. Usually used about children or as a question to children.
Tommy’s father asked Tommy if the cat had got his tongue.
The little girl had a poem to recite, but the cat got her tongue.
Compare: LOSE ONE’S TONGUE.
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