on the tip of your tongue

뜻

almost remembered, but not quite

기억이 날 듯하면서도 나지 않다.

예문

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.

문법

주로 be 뒤에 쓰며, 떠오르지 않는 말이나 이름이 주어가 된다. your는 사람에 따라 my, his, her 등으로 바뀐다.

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