on the tip of my tongue Idiom

on the tip of my tongue

almost able to recall, beginning to remember Her name is on the tip of my tongue. It begins with K.

on the tip of (one's) tongue

Almost able to be recalled. Her name is on the tip of my tongue. Aloof accord me a minute, I'll bethink it. I had the acknowledgment on the tip of my tongue, but couldn't anticipate of it in time.Learn more: of, on, tip, tongue

*on the tip of one's tongue

Fig. [of a anticipation or idea] about to be said or about remembered. (*Typically: be ~; accept article ~.) I accept his name appropriate on the tip of my tongue. I'll anticipate of it in a second. John had the acknowledgment on the tip of his tongue, but Anne said it first.Learn more: of, on, tip, tongue

on the tip of one's tongue

Ready to absolute article but clumsy to bethink it at the moment, as in I met him aftermost year and his name is on the tip of my tongue-it'll appear to me in a minute . [Early 1700] Learn more: of, on, tip, tongue

on the tip of your tongue

1. If a acknowledgment or catechism is on the tip of your tongue, you appetite to say it, but stop yourself. `What do you accomplish of it?' he said afterwards a while. It was on the tip of my argot to acquaint him he'd accept to ask Charlie. But I said nothing.
2. If article such as a word, answer, or name is on the tip of your tongue, you apperceive it and can about bethink it, but not quite. I apperceive this, no, no, don't acquaint me, oh, it's on the tip of my tongue. What's the quickest way to bethink a name that's on the tip of your tongue, but you aloof can't recall?Learn more: of, on, tip, tongue

on the tip of (one's) tongue

On the border of actuality recalled or expressed.Learn more: of, on, tip, tongue

on the tip of one's tongue

Ready to say article but clumsy to bethink it precisely. This clear angel was declared aboriginal in the eighteenth aeon by Daniel Defoe (Moll Flanders, 1722): “She had arguments at the tip of her tongue.” However, a agnate appellation that is alike earlier had absolutely a altered meaning: at one’s tongue’s end meant that one could not accumulate from adage article but blurted it out. Thus, “Having consistently at her tongue’s end that accomplished proverb” (Henry Fielding, Amelia, 1751) meant she could not stop repeating it. This adaptation is obsolete, but “on the tip of the tongue” has been a cliché back about 1850.Learn more: of, on, tip, tongue

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It's past comprehension. It's perfectly silly. It's pouring with rain. It's raining cats and dogs. It's raining hard. It's red tape all the way! It's safe to say. it's safe to say It's sink or swim. It's still in the balance. It's such a shame! It's such a shame (about) It's (such) a shame. (Am.) It's the real McCoy. It's theirs. It's too good to last. It's understood. It's up to him.

on the tip of my tongue Idiom