TONGUE-IN-CHEEK


Meaning of TONGUE-IN-CHEEK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtʌŋɪnˈtʃi:k ]

{adj. phr.} In an ironic or insincere manner. * /When the faculty complained about the poor salary increments, the university's president said that he was not a psychiatrist, thus making an inappropriate tongue-in-cheek remark./

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.