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tongue in cheek also with your tongue in your cheek

if you say something tongue in cheek, what you have said is a joke, although it might seem to be serious 'And we all know what a passionate love life I have!' he said, tongue in cheek.

See bite tongue, find tongue, hold tongue, loosen tongue

See also: cheek, tongue

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The products in the line are geared to appeal to the "sensible, witty, worldly man of today" with tongue in cheek product names like Soothe the Shaven Beast After Shave Balm, Be Cleansed My Son Facial Cleanser and Daily 'Do Right Hair Conditioner. Mensgroom is tailor-made for well-groomed guys by Household & Personal Products Industry JULIA BOWLES, Sedgefield, County Durham CAPTION(S): PRISON WALLS: Elderly people may be better off in jail, reader Julia Bowles writes with tongue in cheek. Letter: Perverse, unfair, politically correct; Voice of the North by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			with eyes closed with eyes open with flying colors with for some time With friends like that, who needs enemies? with good reason with guns blazing with impunity with knobs on with malice aforethought with my blessing with no strings attached with nose in the air with one hand tied behind back with open arms With or without? with own fair hands With pleasure with regard to with relish with respect to with tail between legs with the best of them with the best will in the world with the naked eye with tongue in cheek With whom do you wish to speak? With you in a minute withdraw withdraw from withdraw into withdraw into oneself wither wither away wither on the vine wither up withhold from within within a stone's throw within a whisker of within an ace of within an inch of life within earshot within grasp within hailing distance within limits within means within range within reach within reason within rights			with tail between legs with tail up with tail up with tail up with tail up with tail up With Tears Streaming Down My Face With That In Mind with the aid of With The Beatles with the best of them with the best will in the world with the end in sight with the gloves off with the gloves off with the gloves off With the grain with the greater force with the highest respect With The Idea With the Lights Out with the naked eye With the soonest with the stipulation with the stream with the stream with the stream with the understanding with this proviso with to spare with tongue in cheek with up against the wall with up against the wall with up against the wall with up against the wall with validity With Very High Probability With Warm Wishes With Warrant with warrants with warrants with whole heart with whole heart with whole heart with whole heart With whom do you wish to speak? With Winch With You Always With you in a minute with young with young with young with young With Your Destiny with your leave with your leave with your leave with your leave With, Together With-holding tax With-holding tax

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