"frog in one's pocket" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} frog in one's pocket
  1. (humorous) The supposed reason for a person using the pronoun we when really speaking only about themselves. Tags: humorous Related terms: editorial we, royal we, who's 'she', the cat's mother
    Sense id: en-frog_in_one's_pocket-en-noun-Zjx-cQ19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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