"donner sa langue au chat" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /dɔ.ne sa lɑ̃.ɡ‿o ʃa/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-donner sa langue au chat.wav
Etymology: Literally, “to give one's tongue to the cat”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to give one's tongue to the cat}} “to give one's tongue to the cat”, {{lit|to give one's tongue to the cat}} Literally, “to give one's tongue to the cat” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} donner sa langue au chat
  1. (informal) to give up trying to guess something, e.g. the answer to a riddle Tags: informal Related terms: laisser tomber, s’avouer vaincu
    Sense id: en-donner_sa_langue_au_chat-fr-verb--lgwN728 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2001, Benoît Peeters, Omnibus, page 67:",
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