words fail someone
idiom
—used to say that a person does not know what to say
He wanted to express his appreciation for all they had done, but words failed him.
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“Words fail someone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/words%20fail%20someone. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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