turn the other cheek

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To accept punishment or injury without retaliating. idiomatic

词形变化

turns the other cheek present,singular,third-person turning the other cheek participle,present turned the other cheek participle,past turned the other cheek past

词源

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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