"to one's own cheek" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} to one's own cheek, {{en-PP}} to one's own cheek
  1. (archaic, slang) For one's own private use. Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-to_one's_own_cheek-en-prep_phrase-2B9JlBus Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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