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Daily Vocabulary(2021/11/28)

2021年11月28日 | Daily Vocabulary
27826.be at the tip of one’s tongue(喉まで出かかっている) if a word, name etc is on the tip of your tongue, you know it but cannot remember it
The name of that place is at the tip of my tongue but I can’t remember it. 
27827.slip one’s mind(うっかり忘れる)American English things that you throw away, such as empty bottles, used papers, food that has gone bad etc 類義語 rubbish British English
Sorry I didn’t text you last night. I was busy with work and It just slipped my mind. 
27828.rings a bell(聞き覚えはある)informal if something rings a bell, it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is
That name rings a bell but I can’t remember where I’ve heard it.  
27829.lose one’s train of thought(何を言おうとしていたのか忘れる)a related series of thoughts that are developing in your mind 
He always goes off on a tangent and loses his train of thought
27830.have a senior moment(ど忘れする)a time when you cannot remember something, because you are getting older – used humorously
 Where did I put my cell phone? I just had it. I’m having a senior moment