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It's on the tip of my tongue.
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I am thinking of something and feel like I know the word or name, but I can't quite remember it.
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"It" is a name of someone or a word for something.
How well can you remember it? |
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what-cha-ma-call-it
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A substitute word for something which you can't remember the word for.
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It is like a question, but it goes in the sentence in place of a noun/thing.
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Whats-his-face?
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What's his name?
You can't or can't be bothered to remember his name. Somewhat impersonal or rude. |
What can't you remember? How do you feel about this person?
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whats-her-name
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Like asking "What's her name?", but it can be used in the middle of the sentence in place of the person's name.
Also: Whats-his-name. I.e., Can be male or female. |
What doesn't the speaker remember? How can you use this phrase?
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draw a blank
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to not remember anything
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Imagine an empty blank space.
"I drew a blank on the quiz." "I am drawing a blank on what I did yesterday afternoon." |
