get one's tongue around

idiom

informal
: to have no difficulty saying (a word or phrase)
I can't get my tongue around his last name.

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“Get one's tongue around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20one%27s%20tongue%20around. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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