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turns the other cheek

turns the other cheek is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn the other cheek.

Meaning of turn the other cheek

Verb

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)

  1. (idiomatic) To accept punishment or injury without retaliating.

Questions about turns the other cheek

What is turns the other cheek the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Turns the other cheek is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn the other cheek.

Words near turns the other cheek in the dictionary

  1. turns the corner
  2. turns the dial
  3. turns the frown upside down
  4. turns the knife
  5. turns the knife in the wound
  6. turns the other cheek
  7. turns the other way
  8. turns the page
  9. turns the scale
  10. turns the screw
  11. turns the screws

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