Example: He got caught by the teacher ... who are tse-mao-may to gain your trust. Meaning: to display hypocritical sadness or sympathy. The slang, which means “a cat cries over a mouse’s ...

Sayings like "cat got your tongue" and "feeling under the weather" have grown in popularity over the decades to become the catchy phrases we use today. But where did they come from? What did they ...