kielen päällä

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Finnish

Etymology

kielen (“of the tongue”) + päällä (“on top”)

Phrase

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  1. (idiomatic) on the tip of one's tongue (known but not quite remembered)
    Hänen nimensä on ihan kielen päällä; se voisi olla Kati tai Kaari tai jotakin.
    Her name is on the tip of my tongue; it could be Kathy or Karen or something.
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