话到嘴边

話到嘴邊
huàdàozuǐbiān
to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 话 huà
  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. spoken words
  4. speech
  5. talk
  6. words
  7. conversation
  8. what sb said

classifiers: 種, 席, 句, 口, 番
=1 话 huà old variant of 话 huà
2 到 dào
  1. to reach; to arrive
  2. to leave for; to go to
  3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
  4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
  5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough
3 嘴边 zuǐbiān side of the mouth; corner of the mouth

Containing this entry

话到嘴边留三分 huàdàozuǐbiānliúsānfēn A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)