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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