turn the other cheek
TERN the UTH-er CHEEK
tɜːrn ðə ˈʌðər tʃiːkListen
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to respond to aggression, insult, or harm with non-retaliation, patience, or a conscious refusal to answer violence or provocation with equivalent violence or provocation; the phrase derives from the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew, where Jesus instructs his followers not to resist an evildoer but to offer the other cheek when struck; interpreted variously as a counsel of radical non-violence, passive resistance, or strategic moral courage, it is used across religious, political, and interpersonal contexts to describe the deliberate choice not to escalate conflict in response to provocation
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