- 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. 2014.
get (your) tongue round (something)
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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 — informal to pronounce a difficult or strange word I had trouble getting my tongue round some of their names … English dictionary
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
get your tongue around something — get your ˈtongue around/round sth idiom to pronounce a difficult word correctly • He was having trouble getting his tongue around my name. Main entry: ↑tongueidiom … Useful english dictionary
tongue — I UK [tʌŋ] / US noun Word forms tongue : singular tongue plural tongues ** 1) [countable] the long soft piece of flesh fixed to the bottom of your mouth that you use for tasting, speaking etc I burnt my tongue on the hot coffee. 2) [countable]… … English dictionary
tongue — noun 1 soft part inside the mouth ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ forked ▪ loose, sharp (both figurative) ▪ Everyone knows now, thanks to Ken s loose tongue (= he could not keep the secret) … Collocations dictionary
tongue — [[t]tʌ̱ŋ[/t]] tongues 1) N COUNT: usu poss N Your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and speaking. I walked over to the mirror and stuck my tongue out... She ran her tongue around her lips. 2) N… … English dictionary
Round the Horne — Not to be confused with Around the Horn, an American sports programme. Round the Horne Genre Sketch comedy Running time 30 minutes Country United Kingdom Languages English … Wikipedia
around — [[t]əra͟ʊnd[/t]] ♦ (Around is an adverb and a preposition. In British English, the word round is often used instead. Around is often used with verbs of movement, such as walk and drive , and also in phrasal verbs such as get around and hand… … English dictionary
hold — I [[t]ho͟ʊld[/t]] PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING ♦ holds, holding, held 1) VERB When you hold something, you carry or support it, using your hands or your arms. [V n prep/adv] Hold the knife at an angle... [V n] She is holding her … English dictionary
