and your little dog too

English

Etymology

From a line spoken by the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz to Dorothy and her dog Toto: "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!".

Pronunciation

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Phrase

and your little dog too

1. (humorous) A statement that not only will the person being addressed be punished but their conspirators will also.

See also

• and the horse you rode in on

Further reading

• "We'll get you, and your little dog too!", The Daily Princetonian