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roll off the tongue
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roll/trip off the tongue
if a word or phrase trips off the tongue, it is very easy to say The band is called 'Acquired Echoes'. It doesn't exactly trip off the tongue, does it?
See also: roll, tongue


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Janice said: "Redstart, wood warbler and willow tit are names which just trip off the tongue.
If Acrassicauda doesn't exactly trip off the tongue, all metal fans will appreciate the translated name of The Black Scorpion, as well as lyrics like 'they stole my flesh, they stole my bones', the dream of growing your hair long and the bravery of anyone willing to zig-zag along Iraq's 'seven mile road of death'.
The name may not trip off the tongue, but Anton Chigurh (played by Javier Bardem) deserves to join the ranks of Hannibal Lecter and Max Cady in the ultimate bad guys' pantheon.
 
 
 
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