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Verb: turn the other cheek
Usage: informal
  1. To accept a punishment or an injury and not retaliate
    "Despite being insulted, she chose to turn the other cheek and respond with kindness"

Derived forms: turning the other cheek, turned the other cheek, turns the other cheek

Encyclopedia: Turn the other cheek