Thesaurus: synonyms and antonyms ofbe on the tip of your tonguein English
be on the tip of your tongue
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TO FORGET SOMETHING
Oh, what was that movie called? It's on the tip of my tongue.
Synonyms and examplesforgetI can't believe I've forgotten her birthday!
slip your mindinformalI meant to tell you that he'd phoned, but it completely slipped my mind.
escape youThe name of her book escapes me at the moment.
blank outThe dinner where he admitted the affair was so painful that I must have blanked it out.
your mind is a blank/goes blankHe stepped to the mic to sing and his mind went blank.
go in one ear and out the otherinformalHe told me his name, but I'm afraid it went in one ear and out the other.
Antonym and examplerememberI'm quite good at remembering names.
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If youforget something, you are unable to remember it.