turn the other cheek
English
Etymology
From the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus rejected the eye for an eye philosophy in favour of a more humble approach.
Verb
- (idiomatic) To accept a punishment or an injury and not act out revenge or retaliate.
Translations
accept injury without revenge
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