TURN THE OTHER CHEEK

Meaning of TURN THE OTHER CHEEK in English

accept hurt twice, not fight back

He is a passive man. He will turn the other cheek instead of fight.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

TURN THE OTHER CHEEK — phrasal to respond to injury or unkindness with patience ; forgo retaliation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK — phrasal : to respond to injury or unkindness with patience : forgo retaliation
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK — not learn from a first bad experience
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK — : to respond to injury or unkindness with patience : forgo retaliation
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK — to respond to injury or unkindness with patience : forgo retaliation
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK — refrain from retaliating after an attack or insult. [with biblical allusion to Matt. 5:39.] → cheek
Concise Oxford English vocab
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK — to make a deliberate decision to remain calm and not to act in an aggressive way when sb has hurt …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK — Synonyms and related words : allow for, bear with, blink at, condone, connive at, digest, disregard, down, eat, endure, ignore, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK — {v. phr.} To let someone do something to you and not to do it in return; not hit back when …
Slang English vocab
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK — {v. phr.} To let someone do something to you and not to do it in return; not hit back when …
Словарь английских идиом
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK — let someone do something to you and not try to get revenge He decided to turn the other cheek when …
English Idioms vocab
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK — v. phr. To let someone do something to you and not to do it in return; not hit back when …
American Idioms English vocabulary
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK — подставлять другую щеку
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK — подставлять другую щеку
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OTHER — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ōther; akin to Old High German andar ~, Sanskrit antara Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
OTHER — I. ˈəthə(r) adjective Etymology: Middle English, adjective, noun, pron., & adverb, from Old English ōther, adjective, noun, & pron.; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHEEK — I. ˈchēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cheke jawbone, cheek, from Old English cēace; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHEEK — (n.) The cheek bone.
Английский словарь Webster
CHEEK — ( n. ) The cheek bone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OTHER — /udh"euhr/ , adj. 1. additional or further: he and one other person. 2. different or distinct from the one mentioned …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHEEK — — cheekless , adj. /cheek/ , n. 1. either side of the face below the eye and above the jaw. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OTHER — I. ˈə-thər adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ōther; akin to Old High German andar other, Sanskrit antara Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHEEK — I. ˈchēk noun Etymology: Middle English cheke, from Old English cēace; akin to Middle Low German kāke jawbone Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
OTHER — adv otherwise. 2. other ·pron & ·adj left, as opposed to right. 3. other ·pron & ·adj not this, but …
Webster English vocab
CHEEK — noun the cheek bone. 2. cheek ·noun the branches of a bridle bit. 3. cheek ·vt to be impudent or …
Webster English vocab
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Concise Oxford English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
OTHER — [oth.er] adj [ME, fr. OE other; akin to OHG andar other, Skt antara] (bef. 12c) 1 a: being the one …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHEEK — [cheek] n [ME cheke, fr. OE ceace; akin to MLG kake jawbone] (bef. 12c) 1: the fleshy side of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHEEK — cheek, Cheek BrE AmE tʃiːk ▷ cheeked tʃiːkt ▷ cheeking ˈtʃiːk ɪŋ ▷ cheeks tʃiːks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OTHER — / ˈʌðə(r); NAmE / adjective , pronoun 1. used to refer to people or things that are additional or different …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEEK — / tʃiːk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] either side of the face below the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OTHER — oth ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈʌðə $ ˈʌðər/ BrE AmE determiner , adjective , pronoun [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHEEK — I. cheek 1 W3 /tʃiːk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ceace ] 1 . [countable] the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
OTHER — adj., n. or pron., & adv. --adj. 1 not the same as one or some already mentioned or implied; separate …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHEEK — n. & v. --n. 1 a the side of the face below the eye. b the side-wall of the mouth. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OTHER — adj., n. or pron., & adv. adj. 1 not the same as one or some already mentioned or implied; separate …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHEEK — n. & v. n. 1 a the side of the face below the eye. b the side-wall of the mouth. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
OTHER — adj., n. or pron., & adv. --adj. 1. not the same as one or some already mentioned or implied; separate …
Oxford English vocab
CHEEK — n. & v. --n. 1. a the side of the face below the eye. b the side-wall of the mouth. …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OTHER — ( others) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: When 'other' follows the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEEK — ( cheeks) 1. Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes. Tears were running down her cheeks... …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OTHER — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: When '~' follows the determiner …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHEEK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cheeks...flushed ▪ Her cheeks were flushed , her expression angry. gave...peck on the cheek …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OTHER — [determiner]Where's the other key for this cupboard?I've found one earring - do you know where the other one is?What did …
Cambridge English vocab
CHEEK — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - the soft part of your face which is below your eye and between your mouth …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OTHER — See: EACH OTHER, EVERY OTHER, GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE or GRASS IS ALWAYS …
Slang English vocab
CHEEK — See: TURN THE OTHER CHEEK.
Slang English vocab
CHEEK — noun 1 part of the face ADJECTIVE ▪ flushed , hot , warm ▪ cool ▪ smooth , soft ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Longman Activator English vocab
TURN — n. 25B6; verb the wheels were still turning : GO ROUND, revolve, rotate, spin, roll, circle, wheel, whirl, gyrate, swivel, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

English Idioms vocabulary

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