cat got your tongue?

成語所屬單字tongue

cat got your tongue? — 慣用語

1. A playful question asked when someone is unexpectedly silent or refuses to speak

1.慣用語
釋義

啞巴了嗎?(戲謔地問為何不說話)

A playful question asked when someone is unexpectedly silent or refuses to speak.

例句

You have not said a word all evening — has the cat got your tongue?

The teacher asked the shy student, 'Well? Cat got your tongue?'