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What does the idiom tongue-in-check mean?

Updated: 4/27/2024
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Hahaeileen

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9y ago

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Nothing. The phrase is tongue in cheek, as if you were talking with your tongue twisted into your cheek instead of in the middle of your mouth. Tongue in cheek means you are not speaking seriously, but in jest.

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2w ago

The idiom "tongue-in-cheek" means that someone is saying something jokingly or insincerely, often with a humorous or ironic undertone. It implies that the speaker does not intend their remarks to be taken seriously.

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