| 词汇 | on the tip of tongue |
| 释义 | Idiom on the tip of tongueon the tip of (your) tongue about to be said.Her name is right on the tip of my tongue — Helen something or other, what is her last name! on the tip of (one's) tongueAlmost able to be recalled. Her name is on the tip of my tongue. Just give me a minute, I'll remember it. I had the answer on the tip of my tongue, but couldn't think of it in time. *on the tip of one's tongueFig. [of a thought or idea] about to be said or almost remembered. (*Typically: be ~; have something ~.) I have his name right on the tip of my tongue. I'll think of it in a second. John had the answer on the tip of his tongue, but Anne said it first. on the tip of (one's) tongue On the verge of being recalled or expressed. |
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