ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE

Meaning of ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE in English

phrasal

1. : about to be uttered or blurted out

2. : just eluding recall

had his name on the tip of my tongue but it's gone now

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — phrasal about to be uttered , just eluding recall
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — can't think of the answer on command, unable to respond immediately
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — 1. : about to be uttered it was on the tip of my tongue to say exactly what I thought …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — 1 : about to be uttered <it was on the tip of my tongue to say exactly what I thought> …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — almost but not quite spoken or coming to mind. → tip
Concise Oxford English vocab
ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — {adv. phr.} {informal} 1. Almost spoken; at the point of being said. * /It was at the tip of my …
Slang English vocab
ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — {adv. phr.} About to say something, such as a name, a telephone number, etc., but unable to remember it for …
Словарь английских идиом
ON THE TIP OF ONE`S TONGUE — not quite able to remember something The name of his latest movie is on the tip of my tongue.
English Idioms vocab
ON THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE — adv. phr. About to say something, such as a name, a telephone number, etc., but unable to remember it for …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TONGUE — Muscular organ on the floor of the mouth . It is important in motions of eating, drinking, and swallowing, and …
Английский словарь Британика
TONGUE — I. ˈtəŋ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English tunge, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIP — I. ˈtip noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English tip, tippe; akin to Middle High German zipf tip, Middle Dutch …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TONGUE — — tongueless , adj. — tonguelike , adj. /tung/ , n. , v. tongued, tonguing . n. 1. Anat. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TIP — tip 1 — tipless , adj. /tip/ , n. , v. , tipped, tipping . n. 1. a slender or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TONGUE — I. ˈtəŋ noun Etymology: Middle English tunge, from Old English; akin to Old High German zunga tongue, Latin lingua Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TIP — I. ˈtip verb ( tipped ; tip·ping ) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. : overturn , …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TONGUE — noun any small sole. 2. tongue ·noun the clapper of a bell. 3. tongue ·noun ·same·as reed, ·noun, 5. 4. …
Webster English vocab
TIP — noun a gift; a douceur; a fee. 2. tip ·noun rubbish thrown from a quarry. 3. tip ·noun a light …
Webster English vocab
TONGUE — [tongue] n [ME tunge, fr. OE; akin to OHG zunga tongue, L lingua] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a fleshy movable …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TIP — [tip] vb tipped ; tip.ping [ME] vt (14c) 1: overturn, upset--usu. used with over 2. a: cant, tilt b: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TONGUE — in most vertebrates, an organ, capable of various muscular movements, located on the floor of the mouth. In some animals …
Britannica English vocabulary
TONGUE — / tʌŋ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the soft part in the mouth that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIP — / tɪp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun END OF STH 1. the thin pointed end of sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONGUE — I. tongue 1 S3 W3 /tʌŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: tunge ] 1 . MOUTH …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIP — I. tip 1 S2 W3 /tɪp/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,4-5: Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Probably from Old Norse …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TONGUE — n. & v. --n. 1 the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TONGUE — n. & v. n. 1 the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TONGUE — n. & v. --n. 1. the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in …
Oxford English vocab
TIP — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an extremity or end, esp. of a small or tapering thing (tips of the …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
TONGUE — ( tongues) 1. Your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIP — ( tips, tipping, tipped) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The tip …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONGUE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES click your tongue (= make a short sound with your tongue to show disapproval …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TIP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a useful tip ▪ Their website has some useful tips on selling your home. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TONGUE — n. Muscular organ on the floor of the mouth . It is important in motions of eating, drinking, and swallowing, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TONGUE — See: AT THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE, CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE, HOLD ONE'S TONGUE, KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S …
Slang English vocab
TIP — To give or lend. Tip me your daddle; give me your hand. Tip me a hog; give me a shilling. …
Slang English vocab
TONGUE — n. long tongue tongue lash tongue tied tongue walk
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TONGUE — See: AT THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE, CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE, HOLD ONE'S TONGUE, KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S …
Словарь английских идиом
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TONGUE — сущ. 1) а) язык furred/dirty/foul/coated tongue ≈ обложенный язык (у больного) б) язык (еда) 2) что-л., имеющее форму языка, напоминающее …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TIP
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TONGUE — tongue.ogg 1. tʌŋ n 1. 1> язык furred /dirty, foul, coated/ tongue - обложенный язык ( больного ) to put …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TIP
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TONGUE — 1) язык; язычок 2) гребень валка; рельефный калибр валка 3) шпунт; шип; гребень || соединять в шпунт или в гребень; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TIP — 1) вершина; верхушка 2) головка 3) заострённый или закруглённый конец; кончик 4) наконечник || снабжать наконечником 5) рабочий конец электрода …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

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