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turn the other cheek

turn the oth·er cheek
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [turn stressed th ee uhth -er cheek]
    • /tɜrn stressed ði ˈʌð ər tʃik/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [turn stressed th ee uhth -er cheek]
    • /tɜrn stressed ði ˈʌð ər tʃik/

Definitions of turn the other cheek words

  • verbal expression turn the other cheek not retaliate 1
  • phrase turn the other cheek If you turn the other cheek when someone harms or insults you, you do not harm or insult them in return. 0
  • noun turn the other cheek to be submissive and refuse to retaliate even when provoked or treated badly 0
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Parts of speech for Turn the other cheek

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Turn the other cheek

turn the other cheek popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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