get (your) tongue around (something)

get (your) tongue around (something)
get (your) tongue around/round (something) to pronounce a difficult word or phrase.

I just can't get my tongue around some of those Welsh place names.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • get your tongue round something — informal phrase to pronounce a difficult or strange word I had trouble getting my tongue round some of their names. Thesaurus: pronunciation and pronouncing wordssynonym Main entry: tongue * * * get your ˈtongue around/round sth …   Useful english dictionary

  • get (your) tongue round (something) — get (your) tongue around/round (something) to pronounce a difficult word or phrase. I just can t get my tongue around some of those Welsh place names …   New idioms dictionary

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