turn the other cheek

成語所屬單字cheek

1.慣用語

釋義

把另一邊臉頰也轉過去（指被打後不以牙還牙，選擇寬容）；逆來順受

to choose not to fight back or get angry when someone has hurt you or treated you badly, especially as a deliberate moral decision

例句

When the other driver shouted at him, Yusuf turned the other cheek and drove away without arguing.

The teacher advised Priya to turn the other cheek rather than respond to the bully's taunts.

turn the other cheek — 慣用語