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say cheese

idiom

To smile for a photograph by saying the word "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).


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  1. 01

    a little bit of bread and no cheese

    Used to represent the song of the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella).

  2. 02

    big cheese

    A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.

  3. 03

    chalk and cheese

    Said of things that are very different, though possibly superficially alike.

  4. 04

    cheese tax

    A portion of cheese given to a domestic animal such as a dog or cat, usually when the cheese is being brought out or prepared for human consumption.

  5. 05

    cock cheese

    Smegma or dried semen on the glans penis, usually underneath the foreskin.

  6. 06

    cut the cheese

    To fart loudly.

  7. 07

    final say

    The right to make a final decision.

  8. 08

    hard cheese

    An unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.

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