The idiom "tip of my tongue" refers to the feeling of almost remembering something but not being able to recall it fully. It conveys the sensation of the word or information being just out of reach in one's memory.
The correct idiom for the sentence would be "Martin had the answer on the tip of his tongue but Lucy said it first." This idiom means someone was about to provide an answer but another person beat them to it.
Nothing. The phrase is tongue in cheek, as if you were talking with your tongue twisted into your cheek instead of in the middle of your mouth. Tongue in cheek means you are not speaking seriously, but in jest.
"Hold your tongue" means don't just say what comes to mind - or think before you talk.
In band it means to make notes sharper by "tounging" your instraument.
The phrase "tip of your tongue" refers to the feeling of knowing a word or piece of information but not being able to recall it at that moment. It's like the information is right there on the edge of your memory but just out of reach.
This is not an idiom. When you see AS ___ AS ___ you have A Simile. The correct simile is "on the tip of his tongue."
The correct idiom for the sentence would be "Martin had the answer on the tip of his tongue but Lucy said it first." This idiom means someone was about to provide an answer but another person beat them to it.
It's not an idiom. It means the tip of your nostril.
tip of the spear
It is a thought about to be said, but just can'nt be rememberd for the moment
When "the cat has your tongue", that means that you can't or aren't saying anything.
Someone with an oily tongue is a "smooth" talker who's trying to con you into doing something.
It means he speaks in a foreign language.
muscle tissue in tip of tongue
It can mean several things, depending on whether it is meant literally or as an idiom. Literally, it would mean that the tip of something is red-hot, or glowing with heat. As an idiom, a "tip" is information that can be used in a situation, so a "red-hot" one would be something that is especially important at the moment, something timely and greatly useful.
Nothing. The phrase is tongue in cheek, as if you were talking with your tongue twisted into your cheek instead of in the middle of your mouth. Tongue in cheek means you are not speaking seriously, but in jest.
Tip of My Tongue was created on 1978-12-27.