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with one's tongue in one's cheek

with one's tongue in one's cheek prepositional phrase: synonym of tongue-in-cheek.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Synonym of tongue-in-cheek.
    Synonyms:
    tongue-in-cheek

Synonyms of with one's tongue in one's cheek

Questions about with one's tongue in one's cheek

What does with one's tongue in one's cheek mean?
With one's tongue in one's cheek means synonym of tongue-in-cheek.
What part of speech is with one's tongue in one's cheek?
With one's tongue in one's cheek is a prepositional phrase.

Words near with one's tongue in one's cheek in the dictionary

  1. with one's pants down
  2. with one's tail up
  3. with one's thumb up one's ass
  4. with one's thumbs up one's arse
  5. with one's thumbs up one's ass
  6. with one's tongue in one's cheek
  7. with open arms
  8. with pleasure
  9. with prejudice
  10. with privilege
  11. with reason

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