to have a cheek

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• have the cheek to do smth — • to have the nerve to do smth • to have the cheek to do smth • to have the face to do smth • to have the guts to do smth (from Idioms in Speech) to put a bold face upon; to act boldly, as if there was nothing to be ashamed of; to dare to do… …   Idioms and examples

• have the cheek to do — (smth) rudeness, impudence She had the cheek to tell me that she was sick and couldn t come to work today …   Idioms and examples

• have the cheek — be bold, be impudent, have the nerve …   English contemporary dictionary

• cheek — 1 noun 1 (C) the soft round area of flesh on each side of your face below your eye: Would you let him kiss you on the cheek? | the smooth pink cheeks of a baby 2 (singular, uncountable) BrE disrespectful or rude behaviour, especially towards… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cheek — cheek1 W3 [tʃi:k] n [: Old English; Origin: ceace] 1.) the soft round part of your face below each of your eyes ▪ Lucy stretched up to kiss his cheek. ▪ Billy had rosy cheeks and blue eyes. ▪ her tear stained cheeks ▪ Julie s cheeks flushed with… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cheek — cheek1 [ tʃik ] noun ** 1. ) count the soft part on each side of your face below your eyes: Sarah kissed her on the cheek. pale/pink/rosy cheeks 2. ) count INFORMAL one of the two soft parts of your body that you sit on: BUTTOCK 3. ) singular or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cheek — I UK [tʃiːk] / US [tʃɪk] noun Word forms cheek : singular cheek plural cheeks ** 1) [countable] the soft part on each side of your face below your eyes Sarah kissed her on the cheek. pale/pink/rosy cheeks 2) [singular/uncountable] behaviour that… …   English dictionary

• have the face to do smth — • to have the nerve to do smth • to have the cheek to do smth • to have the face to do smth • to have the guts to do smth (from Idioms in Speech) to put a bold face upon; to act boldly, as if there was nothing to be ashamed of; to dare to do… …   Idioms and examples

• have the guts to do smth — • to have the nerve to do smth • to have the cheek to do smth • to have the face to do smth • to have the guts to do smth (from Idioms in Speech) to put a bold face upon; to act boldly, as if there was nothing to be ashamed of; to dare to do… …   Idioms and examples

• have the nerve to do smth — • to have the nerve to do smth • to have the cheek to do smth • to have the face to do smth • to have the guts to do smth (from Idioms in Speech) to put a bold face upon; to act boldly, as if there was nothing to be ashamed of; to dare to do… …   Idioms and examples

• Cheek v. United States — Supreme Court of the United States Argued October 3, 1990 Decided January 8, 1 …   Wikipedia