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cheek up to

C1 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words

To be rude and overly confident directly to someone — usually someone older or more important than you.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic informal

To act impertinently or disrespectfully toward a particular person, often one in authority.

"The boy was sent out of class for cheeking up to his history teacher."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

British English, dated and rarely used in contemporary speech. Often used to describe younger people being impertinent to elders or authority figures. Nearly obsolete in modern usage.

Commonly used with

teacher parent boss officer elder

Forms

Base
cheek up to
I/you/we/they
3rd person
cheeks up to
he/she/it
Past simple
cheeked up to
yesterday
Past participle
cheeked up to
have + pp
-ing form
cheeking up to
continuous

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