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to make her smile Explanation: wild guess People taking photographs ask the one's they portray to say "cheese", to copy the expression of a smile. |
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it looks quite native to me... Explanation: HiDaphne, I know the expression CHEESE OFF, and have heard it here in the USA very often. CheeseD OFF MEANS = ANNOYED. I am wondering whether cheesse ON COULD mean exactly the opposite ( make happy) Unfortunately my husband, who is american, is not available at the moment. He knows all this stuff. But , to me, it all looks quite native indeed. Regards, BSD |
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Read my explanation below Explanation: Cheese on is an expression we definitelty use in English, but usually it means to motivate someone to do something (that they don't want to do in a lot of cases.) Here I think it really means to keep the relationship strong.(to reaffirm his love for her) |
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make enthusiastic Explanation: "cheese on" is a new construction from the British expression "cheese off" (introduced 1941). cheesed off > bored; fed-up; annoyed; upset Reference: http://homepage.tinet.ie/~nobyrne/a-zcompact.htm#C |
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