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turn the other cheek

To accept a punishment or an injury and not act out revenge or retaliate.

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  • From the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus rejected the eye for an eye philosophy in favour of a more humble approach.
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Additional definitions for 'turn the other cheek':

turn the other cheekforgo retaliation
Turn the Other CheekTo allow someone to hurt you or do something bad to you without defending yourself; almost ignoring an abuse
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