ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE if a word, name etc is on the tip | English Idioms

ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE

if a word, name etc is on the tip of our tongue, we know it but cannot remember it

I can't quite remember his name, but it's on the tip of my tongue.
John had the answer on the tip of his tongue, but Anne said it first.
Just give me a minute – his birth date is on the tip of my tongue.


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