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单词 (with) tongue in cheek
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(with) tongue in cheek

Speaking or writing in an ironic or insincere way: one suspects that he is writing with tongue in cheek his tongue is still tucked firmly in his cheek...
  • The trouble with me is most of the things I say are tongue in cheek, very flippant.
  • The topic was chosen to some extent with tongue in cheek, not least because neither I nor my audience would be around in 800 years to verify the accuracy of my predictions.
  • An uncle of Niamh and Peter heard the youngsters playing and said, initially with tongue in cheek, that they should make a CD.
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