Collocations for "cheek"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cheek" in context.
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cheek
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- (has) [rosy, red, flushed] cheeks
- her cheeks blushed [from, when]
- kissed her on [both, the] cheeks
- gave her a kiss on the cheek
- got (some) [chocolate, lipstick, cream] on your cheek
- put blush on your cheeks
- [wipe, rub, clean] your cheek
- My grandmother would [squeeze, pinch] my cheeks.
- injected Botox in her cheeks
- took a [blow, hit, punch] to the cheek
- was [hit, punched] in the cheek
- [apply, add] [makeup, blush] to your cheeks
- His cheeks [went red, reddened, blushed] in embarrassment.
- Her cheeks were [red, burned] from the [sun, wind, cold].
- were dancing cheek to cheek
- eat [pig, cow, animal] cheeks
- idiom: [lived, worked, walked] cheek by jowl (with each other)
- idiom: is cheek by jowl with the [boss, president]
- vulgar, slang: your [ass, butt] cheeks
- UK: you've got [a, some] cheek [asking, saying] that!
- idiom: said it with tongue in cheek
- idiom: the [comment, remark, observation] was (very) tongue in cheek
'cheek' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bare
- beard
- bloody
- breathtaking
- bruise
- brush
- clip
- cork
- crumb
- dimple
- drool
- feel
- fist
- freckle
- gently
- glitter
- graze
- kiss
- knuckle
- lick
- lip
- lipstick
- lump
- mark
- mist
- mole
- nick
- peck
- pinch
- plant
- razor
- rest
- roll
- scar
- scratch
- slap
- slash
- smack
- sock
- some
- spank
- spot
- tear
- texture
- tongue
- touch
- trail
- wart
- wasp