with your tongue in your cheek
US /wɪð jʊər tʌŋ ɪn jʊər tʃiːk/
UK /wɪð jʊər tʌŋ ɪn jʊər tʃiːk/
1.
半開玩笑地, 言不由衷地, 諷刺地
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.
他說他喜歡我的新髮型，但我認為他是半開玩笑地說的。
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The comedian delivered his political jokes with his tongue in his cheek.
這位喜劇演員半開玩笑地講了他的政治笑話。