tongue-tied in the PONS Dictionary

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You'd always play the same scenario over and over again in your head -- but end up getting tongue-tied when you're in front of him/her.
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His verses tell how he disliked the change, and how the bustle of the capital, then a great commercial emporium, made him sad and almost tongue-tied for poetry.
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If he replies "me too," not only is he tongue-tied, but rather narcissistic, as well.
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Nor is she responsive to the romantic attentions of a nervous, tongue-tied plumber, who clearly adores her.
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Some virtuoso players only become eloquent at their instrument, and are tongue-tied away from it.
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Fear of intimacy and rejection is said to leave people tongue-tied and awkward.
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The denying and obstinate were tongue-tied in the presence of the power of the evidence.
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Another factor is when there is no adequate preparation towards facing such large crowd, such minister may become tongue-tied on the podium.
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This is what gives the impression that the frenulums of some previously tongue-tied infants will stretch with age and growth.
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A lifetime of incorrect press passes, messed-up mail and tongue-tied telemarketers have taught me as much.
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