cheek to cheek
idiom
: with one another's cheeks touching
They were sitting/dancing/posing cheek to cheek.
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Chrissy Teigen rocks a bold print as she's seen leaving the Today show studio in New York on Sept. 9.
Michelle Dockery and Elizabeth McGovern go cheek to cheek at the premiere of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale in New York City on Sept. 8.
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
In the snapshot shared, Julian and Madison posed cheek to cheek while smiling at the camera before them.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 5 July 2025
The worst was when people would call us sisters; my eyes rolled to the back of my head as my mom would smile from cheek to cheek.
—Sarah Carrillo, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
In many rehearsals, which included difficult run-throughs, Jackson and Benson limited the number of creative team members; placeholder movements were used to mark more physical interactions, like touching cheek to cheek instead of kissing on the lips.
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Hogan confirmed the nuptials in a Jan. 1 Instagram post, which featured black-and-white photos, one of the couple cheek to cheek and the other of Oleksy posing stoically.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Murgatroyd shared the picture on her Instagram featuring the two cheek to cheek with her arm wrapped around Chmerkovskiy.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 21 June 2022
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
In the snapshot shared, Julian and Madison posed cheek to cheek while smiling at the camera before them.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 5 July 2025
The worst was when people would call us sisters; my eyes rolled to the back of my head as my mom would smile from cheek to cheek.
—Sarah Carrillo, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
In many rehearsals, which included difficult run-throughs, Jackson and Benson limited the number of creative team members; placeholder movements were used to mark more physical interactions, like touching cheek to cheek instead of kissing on the lips.
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Hogan confirmed the nuptials in a Jan. 1 Instagram post, which featured black-and-white photos, one of the couple cheek to cheek and the other of Oleksy posing stoically.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Murgatroyd shared the picture on her Instagram featuring the two cheek to cheek with her arm wrapped around Chmerkovskiy.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 21 June 2022
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“Cheek to cheek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheek%20to%20cheek. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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