"il gatto ti ha mangiato la lingua" meaning in Italian

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Phrase

Etymology: Literally, “Has the cat eaten your tongue?”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|Has the cat eaten your tongue?}} “Has the cat eaten your tongue?”, {{lit|Has the cat eaten your tongue?}} Literally, “Has the cat eaten your tongue?” Head templates: {{head|it|idiom|head=il gatto ti ha mangiato la lingua?}} il gatto ti ha mangiato la lingua?
  1. cat got your tongue? Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-il_gatto_ti_ha_mangiato_la_lingua-it-phrase-5tviujZn

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      "expansion": "Literally, “Has the cat eaten your tongue?”",
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