cat has got someone's tongue イディオム

a sharp tongue

a tendency to reply sharply or sarcastically Karly is a beautiful girl, but her sharp tongue may be a problem.

a slip of the tongue

a spoken error or mistake, a word that slips out I said brew instead of blue. It was a slip of the tongue.

a tongue-lashing

a scolding, a lecture, a talking to When Sis came home drunk, Dad gave her a tongue-lashing.

bite your tongue

do not say that, you should not have said that "When I mention Dad's temper Mom says, ""Bite your tongue."""

cat got your tongue

why do you not speak? lose your tongue? "Before I could reply, she said, ""Cat got your tongue?"""

find my tongue

think of something to say, think of a reply When she told me she had AIDS, I couldn't find my tongue.

hold your tongue

be polite, do not talk back When your father is talking, you hold your tongue. You be quiet.

lose your tongue

be unable to think what to say, cat got your tongue, mind goes blank It's embarrassing to lose your tongue when you're standing in front of an audience.

on the tip of my tongue

almost able to recall, beginning to remember Her name is on the tip of my tongue. It begins with K.

roll off the tongue

natural to say, easy to pronounce Podnzilowicz is a name that doesn't roll off the tongue.

the cat's got (one's) tongue

One is clumsy or afraid to speak. Used abnormally in the anatomy of the question, "(has the) cat got your tongue?" I approved allurement him about the incident, but it seems the cat's got his tongue. A: "What's wrong, sonny? Cat got your tongue?" B: "Oh, he's aloof shy about new people, that's all."Learn more: tongue

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