| 释义 |
on the tip of one's tongueAlmost but not quite brought to mind or spoken: his name’s on the tip of my tongue!...- I was vaguely aware of Deo and a name, a word on the tip of my tongue that I couldn't quite say.
- There was a line-up of Late Review personalities along one wall, among them several very well-known playwrights whose names remain forever on the tip of your tongue.
- Blocking refers to those times when you have a word or name on the tip of your tongue, but you just can't recall it.
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