to turn the other cheek
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6.7
- idiom
:
poner la otra mejilla
- Even after being insulted, she chose to turn the other cheek instead of seeking revenge.
It's it's pretty similar to the, you know, Christian injunction to turn the other cheek and not to get angry.
- It's it's pretty similar to the, you know, Christian injunction to turn the other cheek and not to get angry.
- But I I believe in the power, especially given who I am of not always, but sometimes often turning the other cheek.
- And she taught me to turn the other cheek and let the credits or let the critics be critics and let us just trust ourselves.
Examples
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You know, do what Jesus said to do and turn the other cheek.
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We all have to deal with rude people sometimes, and turning the other cheek can be difficult.
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The good Lord says to turn the other cheek.
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Maybe you should turn the other cheek.
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Now, turn the other cheek.
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I told my first son not to fight, but to turn the other cheek.
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It takes a lot of strength to turn the other cheek.
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Jesus did not say "wipe out the Amalekites"; he said "turn the other cheek."
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However, this does not mean we have to meekly turn the other cheek when someone disrespects us.
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Turn the other cheek.
Antonyms
How Forgiving
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal components ('turn' + 'other' + 'cheek') describe a physical action that a learner can understand, but the intended meaning of refusing to retaliate is a culturally marked, metaphorical extension (biblical origin) that is not fully predictable from the parts. Because the connection to non-retaliation is inferable only with some pragmatic or cultural knowledge, this expression is partially but not fully transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Turn the other cheek comes from a teaching in the Bible, where a person who is hit on one cheek is told to offer the other cheek instead. This strong image of not fighting back explains why the phrase means 'to refuse to retaliate' and to show patience or forgiveness.