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tip of the tongue
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Definition
When you know the answer to a question or know a fact about something but you are having trouble recalling it.
Context : Social Life Category: Idiom Semantic: recall
Usage of “tip of the tongue”
"I know his name, shoot, it's on the tip of my tongue!", she said as she was unable to tell me his name.
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Examples of idiom “tip of the tongue” from Twitter
MartaJeronimo:@PlugInBells yeah, because of that i ONLY have selective memory, and tip of the tongue syndrome =/