Tongue in cheek?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="tongue">tongue</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="cheek">cheek</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="George">George</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>, <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="cheek">cheek</span>, “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Eisenhower">Eisenhower</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="Ike">Ike</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="Ike">Ike</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="Allied">Allied</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="Hitler">Hitler</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ike">Ike</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="precise">precise</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="George">George</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="cheek">cheek</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span>).</p><p><span word="Tongue">Tongue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cheek">cheek</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facial">facial</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="laughter">laughter</span>. <span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="sideways">sideways</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheek">cheek</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="print">print</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bulge">bulge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="George">George</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="pushes">pushes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheek">cheek</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> (<span word="serious">serious</span>) <span word="face">face</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="cheek">cheek</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="something">something</span> (<span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="astounding">astounding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="funny">funny</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cheek">cheek</span>”, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="light">light</span>-<span word="heartedly">heartedly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>.</p>
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