Patient: I offered to help my little sister with her homework the other day but she turned me down.
Doctor: Did you speak tongue in cheek?
Patient: I do not get it.
Doctor: Tongue in cheek is a figure of speech to imply that a statement is expressed ironically. People stick their tongue against the inside of their cheek after saying something to show that it is not serious but in fact just a joke.
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