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Cheek (To)

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To be saucy. “You must cheek him well,” i.e. confront him with fearless impudence; face him out.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Chawed up
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Cheapside Bargain (A)
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Chech
Checkmate
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Cheek (To)
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Cheese-Toaster (A)
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