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Meaning of frog in one's pocket | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The supposed reason for a person using the pronoun we when really speaking only about themselves.

humorous

Examples

“[…] the interrogating lawyer said: "Who is this 'we'? Do you have a frog in your pocket?"”
““We got a problem.” We? I'm thinking. You got a frog in your pocket or something?”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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