say cheese en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, imperative) To smile for a photograph by saying the word "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).
Danny watched the birdie and said cheese, and then it was over and the wait began. Danny would wait for weeks in anticipation of the day the final product was passed out by his teacher Miss Turner.
2008, Tim Connelly, The Local News, page 41:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| says cheese | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| saying cheese | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| said cheese | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| said cheese | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Translations (5)
pt dizer xis (elicit a smile from someone for a photograph) · ja チーズ (elicit a smile from someone for a photograph) · fi sano muikku (elicit a smile from someone for a photograph) · vi cười lên nào (elicit a smile from someone for a photograph) · cmn 茄子 (elicit a smile from someone for a photograph)