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idiomsth is on the tip of your tongue1 spoken if a word, especially a name, is on the tip of your tongue you cannot remember it right away, although you think you will soon:What's the name of that shop that sells comics? It's on the tip of my tongue.Hang on, I'll remember it in a minute, it's on the tip of my tongue, Damien, that was his name.2 old-fashioned if something is on the tip of your tongue, you are just about to say it, but then you stop yourself:It was on the tip of her tongue to explain her relationship with Richard, but then Luke interrupted her again and she decided not to.
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