something like a name or word that you know it but cannot remember at a particular moment
anything that is about to appear on one’s mind
problem of forgetfulness
things that are able to be recalled after some time
something you want to say, but then you decide not to
It won’t take me much time to remember, her name is on the tip of my tongue.
Just give me a minute – his birth date is on the tip of my tongue.
I can’t exactly remember the title of the book, but it is on the tip of my tongue.
Sara looked up at me with questions on the tip of her tongue.
There was a question on the tip of his tongue, but he was unable to ask it.
Marry was badly annoyed by the behavior of the staff, terrible comments were on the tip of her tongue.
There is no origin for this idiom
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