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  • 31Cheek —    Smiting on the cheek was accounted a grievous injury and insult (Job 16:10; Lam. 3:30; Micah 5:1). The admonition (Luke 6:29), Unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other, means simply, Resist not evil (Matt. 5:39; 1 Pet.… …

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  • 32cheek*/*/ — [tʃiːk] noun 1) [C] the soft part on each side of your face below your eyes Sarah kissed her on the cheek.[/ex] 2) [singular/U] behaviour that is rude or does not show respect He had the cheek to suggest that I should be the one to… …

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  • 33cheek — See: TURN THE OTHER CHEEK …

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  • 34cheek — See: TURN THE OTHER CHEEK …

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  • 35cheek — I. noun Etymology: Middle English cheke, from Old English cēace; akin to Middle Low German kāke jawbone Date: before 12th century 1. the fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth; broadly the lateral aspect of… …

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  • 36cheek — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. jowl; insolence, impertinence, sauce, impudence, effrontery, face, brass (inf.); nerve, gall, sass (all sl.). See side. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Either side of the face] Syn. jowl, gill, chop*; see face …

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  • 37cheek — See: turn the other cheek …

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  • 38cheek — sharp reply, sarcasm, lip    When I called Mom a crab, she said, No more of your cheek! …

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  • 39cheek 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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  • 40cheek — noun that s enough of your cheek! See impudence …

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