tongue-tying

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In another, metaphor-laden snippets of art critics' tongue-tying phrases are laid atop one another.

Paul Klein: Breadth on View, Depth in Mind Paul Klein 2011
At least his tongue-tying manga gaze was focused on the battle instead of her.

Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
These include our old favorite PCBs, our new baby-bottle villain BPA, the tongue-tying Phthalates and of course, dioxins and pesticides.

at least there's ye olde waffles 2009
These include our old favorite PCBs, our new baby-bottle villain BPA, the tongue-tying Phthalates and of course, dioxins and pesticides.

smog sunsets are the prettiest 2009
At least his tongue-tying manga gaze was focused on the battle instead of her.

Extras Scott Westerfeld 2008
At least his tongue-tying manga gaze was focused on the battle instead of her.

Extras Scott Westerfeld 2008
One, with the tongue-tying name dexfenfluramine, seems to smooth out mood swings, especially those caused by winter doldrums and premenstrual syndrome.

One Pill Makes You Larger, And One Pill Makes You 2008
At least his tongue-tying manga gaze was focused on the battle instead of her.

Extras Scott Westerfeld 2008
At least his tongue-tying manga gaze was focused on the battle instead of her.

Extras Scott Westerfeld 2008
Poor Peg tried again at the absurd tongue-tying name.

Peg O' My Heart J. Hartley Manners 1899