Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - cheek
Cheek
cheek
n. & v. --n. 1 a the side of the face below the eye. b the side-wall of the mouth. 2 a impertinent speech. b impertinence; cool confidence (had the cheek to ask for more). 3 sl. either buttock. 4 a either of the side-posts of a door etc. b either of the jaws of a vice. c either of the side-pieces of various parts of machines arranged in lateral pairs. --v.tr. speak impertinently to. Phrases and idioms cheek-bone the bone below the eye. cheek by jowl close together; intimate. turn the other cheek accept attack etc. meekly; refuse to retaliate. Etymology: OE ce(a)ce, ceoce
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English cheke, from Old English cēace; akin to Middle Low German kāke jawbone Date: before 12th century the fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth, something suggestive of the human ~ in position or form, insolent boldness and self-assurance, buttock 1, see: temerity ~ful noun II. transitive verb Date: 1840 to speak rudely or impudently to ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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