with your tongue in your cheek
US /wɪð jʊər tʌŋ ɪn jʊər tʃiːk/
UK /wɪð jʊər tʌŋ ɪn jʊər tʃiːk/
1.
بشكل ساخر, بشكل غير جاد, بشكل هزلي
said or done in an ironic, insincere, or facetious way
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He said he loved my new haircut, but I think he said it with his tongue in his cheek.
قال إنه أحب قصة شعري الجديدة، لكنني أعتقد أنه قالها بشكل ساخر.
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The comedian delivered his political jokes with his tongue in his cheek.
ألقى الكوميدي نكاته السياسية بشكل ساخر.