on the tip of your tongue

意味

almost remembered, but not quite

思い出せそうで思い出せない.

例文

1. 1Wait, her surname's on the tip of my tongue — it starts with a B.
2. 2The answer was on the tip of his tongue when the quiz host ran out of time.
3. 3I know that actor from somewhere, and his name is on the tip of my tongue.
4. 4What's that song called again? The title's on the tip of my tongue.
5. 5Aisha paused mid-sentence, frowning, because the word she wanted was on the tip of her tongue.

文法

通常は be の後に置き、思い出せない語や名前を主語にする。your は人に合わせて変える：my、his、her。

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