# turn the other cheek

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To accept punishment or injury without retaliating.

## Etymology
From the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus rejected the eye for an eye philosophy in favour of a more humble approach.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/turn-the-other-cheek