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idiomsth is on everybody's lips(also sth is on the lips of)1 used in order to say that a lot of people, especially people in a particular group, are talking or thinking about the same subject:After the story in the Los Angeles Times, suddenly water law reform was on the lips of every politician.I think the big question on everyone's lips is why or how someone as nasty as Burrows can get appointed as supervisor?2 if a word, name etc is on your lips, you say it or are about to say it:The banks were full of anxious customers with one question on their lips: Are we going to lose our life savings?
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