呼之欲出

hū zhī yù chū

Meaning

• literally ready to appear at the call (idiom)
• figuratively on the verge of coming out into the open
• on the point of being disclosed
• vividly portrayed

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Example sentences

• 话到舌尖，呼之欲出

  話到舌尖，呼之欲出

  huà dào shé jiān， hū zhī yù chū

  The words were on the tip of my tongue, ready to be uttered.

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