on the tip of your tongue

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   話在嘴邊上（卻一時想不起來）

   if a word or name is on the tip of your tongue, you are sure that you know it but you cannot remember it

   It was on the tip of everyone's tongue. Tyler and I just gave it a name.

   It's on the tip of my tongue, Etta.

電影裡這樣說 · 2 部

• It's on the tip of my tongue, Etta.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969
• It was on the tip of everyone's tongue. Tyler and I just gave it a name.Fight Club1999

在完整場景裡學

• 虎豹小霸王1969
  • 賭桌被指出千：stick around（留下來）
  • 幫派逼宮換老大：fixin' to（正準備做某事）
  • 小鎮招募追捕隊：head someone off（抄到前面截住）
• 搏擊俱樂部1999
  • 槍管塞嘴裡的倒計時：controlled demolition（受控爆破）
  • 互助小組裡抱頭痛哭：assume the worst（往最壞處想）
  • 兩個假病號互相拆穿：the big tourist（蹭體驗的外人）

同一詞條的短語

• the tip of the iceberg
• it is tipping down
• tip the balance
• tip your hand
• tip the scales at
• tip the wink
• I take my hat off to
• tip off
• tip up

習語頻道里接下來

• one by one
• be in the same boat
• have what it takes
• give birth
• one after another other
• above all
• on the contrary
• have come a long way
• keep track of
• lay your hands on
• back to square one
• by all means