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Idiom TURN THE OTHER CHEEK
Definition not to retaliate; not to pay back bad behavior with more bad behavior
Examples
  1. When someone does something bad to you, you should not retaliate. Instead you should turn the other cheek.
  2. Sometimes when people take advantage of me, it’s difficult for me not to want to get back at them in revenge. It’s hard to turn the other cheek.
Cross-Refs

Antonym: pay (someone) back
Extra Info

The expression originates from the New Testament of the Bible, in which Jesus teaches how one should respond to ill treatment.

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