Cat got your tongue

Several theories exist for this phrase used when someone is unusually silent. One suggests it refers to the cat-o'-nine-tails whip used for punishment in the Royal Navy, which left victims speechless with pain. Another points to an ancient Middle Eastern practice of cutting out liars' tongues and feeding them to cats.

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