you got a mouse in your pocket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Used as a response to statements starting with "we," usually indicating the speaker does not want to be involved in the interlocutor's statements.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-you got a mouse in your pocket.wav

Word forms

you got a mouse in your pocket is there a mouse in your pocket

Etymology

From the idea of another referent included in "we," besides the speaker, being invisible.

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