| 单词 | to give cheek |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give cheek b. Impudent, insolent, or disrespectful speech. Chiefly in to give cheek. Cf. jaw n.1 6. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > speech sauce malapert1529 petulancea1652 jaw1748 snash1786 slack-jaw1797 slang1805 gob1807 lip1821 cheek1825 slack1825 sass1841 back-talk1858 back sass1883 mouth1891 slack lip1899 back-chat1901 chin1902 slop1952 the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > be or become impudent [verb (intransitive)] > use impudent language to have drunk of sauce's cup?1499 to have eaten sauce?1499 snash1802 to give cheek1825 sass1866 to talk back1869 back-chat1927 back-talk1934 1825 ‘B. Truck’ Man-of-war's-man in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 704/1 Come, come, Mahoney, we wants none of your cheek. 1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xxii. 158 The man, who was a sulky, saucy sort of chap, and no seaman, I've a notion, gives cheek. 1884 G. Moore Mummer's Wife (1887) 133 If he gives me any of his cheek I'll knock him down. 1901 E. L. Voynich Jack Raymond ii. 39 Now, then, none of your cheek! 1965 N. Hilliard Power of Joy 133 They..stuffed grass down the necks of girls who gave cheek. 2011 S. Webb Love & Other Drama Ramas (2014) ii. 21 I spent nearly every lunchtime doing lines in detention for giving cheek in class. < as lemmas |
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