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 29 Oct. 2025.
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