on the tip of your tongue

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   话在嘴边上（却一时想不起来）

   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.

电影里这样说 · 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

在完整场景里学

• 虎豹小霸王1969
  • 赌桌被指出千：stick around（留下来）
  • 帮派逼宫换老大：fixin' to（正准备做某事）
  • 小镇招募追捕队：head someone off（抄到前面截住）
• 搏击俱乐部1999
  • 枪管塞嘴里的倒计时：controlled demolition（受控爆破）
  • 互助小组里抱头痛哭：assume the worst（往最坏处想）
  • 两个假病号互相拆穿：the big tourist（蹭体验的外人）

同一词条的短语

• 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

习语频道里接下来

• 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