"donner sa langue au chat" meaning in French

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  "pos": "verb",
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          "english": "\"No, I don't get it.\"\n\"You give up then? It's only one word, though.\"\n\"Yes, I do. I give up.\"",
          "ref": "2001, Benoît Peeters, Omnibus, page 67:",
          "text": "– Eh bien non, je ne vois pas.\n– Vous donnez votre langue au chat alors, un seul mot pourtant.\n– Oui c’est ça si vous voulez. Je donne ma langue au chat.",
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        "to give up trying to guess something, e.g. the answer to a riddle"
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        "(informal) to give up trying to guess something, e.g. the answer to a riddle"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "laisser tomber"
        },
        {
          "word": "s’avouer vaincu"
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      "ipa": "/dɔ.ne sa lɑ̃.ɡ‿o ʃa/"
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          "english": "\"No, I don't get it.\"\n\"You give up then? It's only one word, though.\"\n\"Yes, I do. I give up.\"",
          "ref": "2001, Benoît Peeters, Omnibus, page 67:",
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