turn the other cheek
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus rejected the eye for an eye philosophy in favour of a more humble approach.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
turn the other cheek (third-person singular simple present turns the other cheek, present participle turning the other cheek, simple past and past participle turned the other cheek)
- (idiomatic) To accept punishment or injury without retaliating.
Translations[edit]
accept injury without revenge
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