words fail me



words fail me

I can't put my thoughts or feelings into words, especially because of surprise or shock, as in When she showed up at the wedding with all three ex-husbands-well, words fail me. [Second half of 1900s]
See also: fail, word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Stavroula-Greek
BertramBUR-trəm (English), BER-trahm (German)English, German, Ancient Germanic
Salah Al-Din-Arabic
RŪTa-Lithuanian
Almond['a:mənd]
Lugubelenus-Ancient Celtic