with your tongue in your cheek

US /wɪð jʊər tʌŋ ɪn jʊər tʃiːk/
UK /wɪð jʊər tʌŋ ɪn jʊər tʃiːk/
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con la lingua in bocca, ironicamente, scherzosamente

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.
Ha detto che gli piaceva il mio nuovo taglio di capelli, ma credo che l'abbia detto con la lingua in bocca.
The comedian delivered his political jokes with his tongue in his cheek.
Il comico ha pronunciato le sue battute politiche con la lingua in bocca.