Cat Got Your Tongue Meaning & Sentence Examples

Cat Got Your Tongue Definition, Sentence Examples

CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE MEANING – Find out what cat got your tongue really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.

The origin of this idiom is intriguing. The English Navy had a custom of using a whip with several ends to lash misbehaving sailors in the 18th century. The fact that this whip typically had nine endpoints earned it the moniker “the cat.”

So, after suffering a thrashing, other sailors would approach him and tease, “Did the cat get your tongue? ” while the poor sailor sulked or remained silent in a corner, making use of the whip. This was condensed over time to Cat got your tongue.

Meaning:

• used to describe a situation where someone is speechless
• a circumstance where someone is reluctant to speak up in defense of themselves
• attempting to coerce or persuade someone who is unduly quiet to speak up

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Here are examples of sentences that use cat got your tongue:

1. Brian grew quiet during the heated argument that I was forced to ask him “Cat got your tongue?”
2. The shy girl was afraid to speak up and her friends kept asking her “Cat got your tongue?”
3. Are you stupid or cat got your tongue?
4. Speak up Jess or cat got your tongue?

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