单词 | to say cheese |
释义 | > as lemmasto say cheese P4. to say cheese: to smile for a photograph, typically by saying the word ‘cheese’. Often in imperative. Also in say cheese attributive, designating a smile of this sort. ΚΠ 1943 Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 20 Jan. 9/1 [Ambassador Joseph E. Davies] discovered the formula while having his own picture taken... Just say ‘Cheese’. It's an automatic smile. 1952 Hutchinson (Kansas) News-Herald 8 June 26/1 The picture-taker who believes in shooting his product straight without having the girl say ‘cheese’. 1990 New Age Jrnl. July 18/3 The couples headed for divorce court wore miserable, pasted-on smiles of the ‘say cheese’ variety. 2006 Time Out N.Y. 19 Oct. 115/2 The actors ended by giving thumbs up and wearing ‘say cheese’ smiles. 2011 B. Wiggins Shifting xix. 176 ‘Say “cheese”,’ Mrs. Carpenter said. Before I had a chance to smile, the camera flashed. < as lemmas |
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