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Definition with (your) tongue in (your) cheek in British English

with (your) tongue in (your) cheek phrase

phrase
1

if you write or say something with tongue in cheek, you intend it to be humorous and do not mean it seriously

Example

I suspect he wrote that with tongue in cheek.

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Definition with (your) tongue in (your) cheek in British English