roll off the tongue

Meaning: (idiomatic,of words, speech, etc.)To proceed intooralexpressionin a manner which isfluent,appealing, orglib.1914,Julian Hawthorne, chapter 5, inThe Subterranean Brotherhood:"Coddling criminals"—the alliteration makes itrollpleasantlyoff the tongue!1915,Joseph A. Altsheler, chapter 14, inThe Rock of Chickamauga:[H]e repeated under his breath: "The Rock of Chickamauga! The Rock of Chickamauga!" Itrolledresoundinglyoff the tongue, and he liked it.1978November 20, “Dance: Fungus, Fantasy and Fun”, inTime:Pilobolus is a word so fine and fat as itrolls off the tonguethat, like a kitten or a May morning, it needs no meaning.1986,Marc Jordan,John Capek, “Rhythm of My Heart”, inVagabond Heart‎[1], performed byRod Stewart, published1991:Oh, the rhythm of my heart / Is beatin' like a drum / With the words "I love you" /Rolling off my tongue2012July 14, Kate Murphy, “Eric Stonestreet”, inNew York Times, retrieved14 August 2012:I'm a fan of Aaron Sorkin. . . . I just like the way his dialoguerolls off the tongue. I like to hear people say the words he writes.

Examples:

EN: Oh, well, Bronx. It doesn't quite roll off the tongue, does it?
ES: " Bronx" no suena demasiado bien.
EN: But it does roll off the tongue a little sweeter, doesn't it?
ES: Pero suena más dulce, ¿no es así?
ES: Pero suena más dulce, ¿no es así?
EN: It does not exactly roll off the tongue.
ES: No es fácil decirlo.
EN: Doesn't really roll off the tongue.
ES: No es fácil decirlo.
EN: I mean, "Hey, I think I killed someone... I'm being blackmailed by a girl pretending to be someone else"... doesn't quite roll off the tongue.
ES: "Hola, creo que maté a alguien, y me está chantajeando una chica loca que finge ser otra persona" no es fácil de decir.
EN: Doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, does it?
ES: Parece un trabalenguas, ¿no?
EN: - They don't roll off the tongue.
ES: - No se les trabará la lengua.
EN: It doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
ES: Lo sé. No es exactamente algo fácil pronunciar.
EN: The truth is, fiona-- wow, is that a beautiful name to roll off the tongue. Yeah.
ES: La verdad es, Fiona-- wow, que hermoso nombre para decir con mi lengua.
EN: It doesn't just roll off the tongue.
ES: No sale de la lengua.
EN: Doesn't roll off the tongue as easy as "psychokinetic echo." We know.
ES: No suena también como eco psico quiteñito, lo sabemos.
EN: That doesn't roll off the tongue, does it?
ES: Eso no rueda fuera de la lengua, ¿no?
EN: It doesn't quite roll off the tongue.
ES: No es precisamente fácil de decir.
EN: Still doesn't roll off the tongue.
ES: Sigue siendo difícil de decir.
EN: "Buttly" doesn't... doesn't really roll off the tongue.
ES: "Culona" no...no es para tanto.

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