he had the cheek

  • 1The Cheek — Also known as Cheeky Cheeky and the Nosebleeds Origin Woodbridge, England Genres Indie Rock/Pop Years active 2007 present Website …

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  • 2have the cheek to do smth — • to have the nerve to do smth • to have the cheek to do smth • to have the face to do smth • to have the guts to do smth (from Idioms in Speech) to put a bold face upon; to act boldly, as if there was nothing to be ashamed of; to dare to do… …

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  • 3have the cheek to do — (smth) rudeness, impudence She had the cheek to tell me that she was sick and couldn t come to work today …

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  • 4he had the cheek to say — he was impudent enough to say …

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  • 5cheek — cheek1 W3 [tʃi:k] n [: Old English; Origin: ceace] 1.) the soft round part of your face below each of your eyes ▪ Lucy stretched up to kiss his cheek. ▪ Billy had rosy cheeks and blue eyes. ▪ her tear stained cheeks ▪ Julie s cheeks flushed with… …

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  • 6cheek — 1 noun 1 (C) the soft round area of flesh on each side of your face below your eye: Would you let him kiss you on the cheek? | the smooth pink cheeks of a baby 2 (singular, uncountable) BrE disrespectful or rude behaviour, especially towards… …

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  • 7cheek — cheek1 [ tʃik ] noun ** 1. ) count the soft part on each side of your face below your eyes: Sarah kissed her on the cheek. pale/pink/rosy cheeks 2. ) count INFORMAL one of the two soft parts of your body that you sit on: BUTTOCK 3. ) singular or… …

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  • 8cheek — I UK [tʃiːk] / US [tʃɪk] noun Word forms cheek : singular cheek plural cheeks ** 1) [countable] the soft part on each side of your face below your eyes Sarah kissed her on the cheek. pale/pink/rosy cheeks 2) [singular/uncountable] behaviour that… …

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  • 9cheek — n. side of the face 1) to puff (out) one s cheeks 2) burning, flushed; dimpled; full, rounded; hollow, sunken; pale; rosy, ruddy cheeks impudence (colloq.) 3) the cheek to + inf. (she had the cheek to phone me at home) * * * [tʃiːk] dimpled… …

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  • 10cheek — [[t]tʃi͟ːk[/t]] cheeks 1) N COUNT Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes. Tears were running down her cheeks... She kissed him lightly on both cheeks. Derived words: cheeked COMB in ADJ ...rosy cheeked children. ...a fat, chubby… …

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