and your little dog too

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Definition of and your little dog too in English English dictionary

A statement that not only will the person being addressed be punished but their conspirators will also

Hyphenation

and your lit·tle dog too

Turkish pronunciation

ınd yôr lîtıl dôg tu

Pronunciation

/ənd ˈyôr ˈlətəl ˈdôg ˈto͞o/ /ənd ˈjɔːr ˈlɪtəl ˈdɔːɡ ˈtuː/

Etymology

() From The Wizard of Oz. Derived from a line by the Wicked Witch of the West in reference to the fact that Dorothy was under the protection of the Good Witch of the North but only for the moment: "I'll get you my pretty, and your little dog too!" The dog in question was Toto, Dorothy's terrier; as a metaphor for Dorothy's "real" world, this refers to the fact that the Wicked Witch is a personification of Elmira Gulch, who wanted to have Toto put down for biting her on the leg, hence the co-conspirator context.