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DictionarySeetipon the tip of tongue
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.See also: of, on, tip, tongue*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.See also: of, on, tip, tongue on the tip of (one's) tongue On the verge of being recalled or expressed.See also: of, on, tip, tongueFinancialSeeTip |