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poner la otra mejilla

to turn the other cheek

Idioms & Sayings

See It in Context

Prefirió poner la otra mejilla en vez de discutir.

He preferred to turn the other cheek instead of arguing.

—¿Cómo respondiste al insulto? —Puse la otra mejilla y me fui.

—How did you respond to the insult? —I turned the other cheek and left.

No siempre hay que poner la otra mejilla.

You do not always have to turn the other cheek.

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