roll off (your/the) tongue

Meaning(s)

1. something easy or enjoyable to say

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the name just rolls off the tongue

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Something which 'rolls off your tongue' is easy to say or pronounce or enjoyable to say. If something 'rolls off your tongue' it means it feels natural to say it without too much effort.

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  1. I don't know why James gave his new business that awful name. It doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, does it? 
  2. The brand is helped by having a name that rolls off the tongue, which makes it easier remember and use in everyday conversation.

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  1. I find german really difficult to pronounce, but Spanish feels like it rolls off the tongue.
  2. Her name is so easy to remember because it rolls off the tongue.

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