| 单词 | to cheek it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cheek it b. transitive. to cheek it: to brazen something out; to carry through something by effrontery. Often with out. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > be or become impudent [verb (intransitive)] to bear oneself stout1338 to have the (also a) neck (to)c1395 perk1529 pert1637 to brazen it out1712 to be (also get) smart1736 to push (also show) a face1765 to cheek it1851 whipper-snap1908 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 406/1 Persons as was coming the same road persuaded me to go and beg with them, but I couldn't cheek it. 1905 N.Z. Parl. Deb. 133 535/2 There is no reasonable doubt that they are bluffing it out—or cheeking it out. 1975 ‘W. Henry’ I, Tom Horn 90 ‘Oh, sure,’ I said, cheeking it out. < as lemmas |
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