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Meaning of you got a mouse in your pocket | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

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

informal, rhetoric, sarcastic

Examples

“Your back teeth don't know what your front teeth are saying. 'We know nothing about anything.' Who's we, Connors, you got a mouse in your pocket?”

CEFR level

C2

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

See also

you got a mouse in your purse you got it you got this you had one job you had to be there you happy jiu OK