WAEC - English Language (2001 - No. 24)

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
You must be speaking with your tongue in your cheek. This means that you
must be very serious
must be thinking of something else
have food in your mouth
don't mean what you are saying

Explanation

The phrase "speaking with your tongue in your cheek" is an idiomatic expression that means you are not being serious or that you are joking or saying something with hidden meaning or in a sarcastic manner.

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