roll off the tongue
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roll off the tongue(
rol
af
thuh
tuhng
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (general)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The name you suggested for the store doesn't really roll off the tongue. Can't we come up with something a little catchier?El nombre para la tienda que sugeriste no es muy fácil de pronunciar que digamos. ¿No nos podríamos inventar algo más pegajoso?
We need a slogan that will really roll off the tongue. Do you have any ideas?Necesitamos un lema que sea pegadizo. ¿Tienen alguna idea?
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