2006-09-08 19:59:17 · 12 answers · asked by nussty 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
"On the tip of my tongue" stands for when someone is trying to remember something, and feels like they almost have it.
Cannot remember something such as a word or the name of a person although you think you know it and you will remember it soon.
If you say something is on the tip of your tongue, you mean you can almost remember it but not right away.
Example:
What's the girl's name there?
Wait a second, it's on the tip of my tongue. ... Yes! Her name is Joanne.
The teacher asked them a question. The answer was on the tip of his tongue, but another student raised her hand and said it first.
2006-09-08 20:00:05 · answer #1 · answered by LOVEISNOCOLOR 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
U can remember something and almost on the verge of remembering that thing but could not recollect it completely ..Its like u had gone to some place long ago. Now u recollect everything about that place, even the first letter of the name of the place. But u donot remember the complete name of the place..That whenu say" The name of the place is on the tip of my tongue" Something like that.
2006-09-08 23:37:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An expresion used by people who know the answer to something but cant think of it at the moment.
2006-09-08 20:00:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Tip of my tongue" means that the word was ready to leap out of one's mouth, but was held it in.
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"His name is on the tip of my tongue." I can not remember his name, but I feel that I am on the verge of remembering and that his name is about to fly out of my mouth.
2006-09-12 00:08:47 · answer #4 · answered by VelvetRose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you know an answer to some Question, but you can't say it
2006-09-09 00:11:37 · answer #5 · answered by mickurahul 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know the answer, but you just can't think of it at this particular time.
2006-09-09 21:05:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means it's under a rock in your backyard.
2006-09-08 20:00:23 · answer #7 · answered by koolbreeze 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I tast it , i know it but i can't remember it
2006-09-08 20:18:23 · answer #8 · answered by shady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most ppl think it means u cant remember something and most ppl use it that way but it really means to hold back from saying something
http://www.edict.com.hk/vlc/idioms/tonguetip.htm
2006-09-08 20:01:19 · answer #9 · answered by woman38 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you know the answer; but you just cannot remember it at this stage...?
2006-09-08 20:00:34 · answer #10 · answered by yyy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋