"o gato comeu sua língua?" meaning in Portuguese

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Phrase

Forms: o gato comeu sua língua [canonical]
Etymology: Literally, “did the cat eat your tongue?”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|did the cat eat your tongue?}} “did the cat eat your tongue?”, {{lit|did the cat eat your tongue?}} Literally, “did the cat eat your tongue?” Head templates: {{head|pt|phrase}} o gato comeu sua língua?
  1. said to someone who is very quiet or shy to encourage them to talk more
    Sense id: en-o_gato_comeu_sua_língua?-pt-phrase-ODvlvw1R

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