words fail me

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Idioms and Phrases

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]

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Words fail me when trying to describe the experience of watching the sun rise over Angkor Wat, the largest religious structure in the world.

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"�� on earth were you thinking to include this in a Christmas advert? Words fail me."

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I would say words fail me, but they don’t.

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“That this tragedy had to occur before anyone took action — words fail me,” he said.

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Four new canvases form “Words Fail Me,” MacPhee’s impressive second solo show with Tibor de Nagy.

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