tongue in cheek

基本解释

The DAS website actually sells honest-to-god earplugs as a keyboard accessory. I'm sure it's slightly tongue in cheek.
DAS在官网上出售的键盘厚道的带上两个耳塞作为配件.
"I said, tongue in cheek, that when we have a mismatch, we want to take advantage of it, " Jackson said. "He said, 'I have a mismatch every game. ' "
“我说，舌头嘴里，当我们有一个配合失误时，我们要充分利用它”杰克逊说。 “他说， '我每场比赛都有配合失误。 ”
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He did not mean it; he was speaking with tongue in cheek.
他不是当真的，拿你开心罢了。

Well that's a--so it's sort of tongue in cheek, 'you know this is really good, I love to eat this, but I'm doing it because it's good for me' is the message there.
它有种特别的口感,"你知道这真的非常好,我喜欢吃它,但我吃它更是因为它对我有益",这就是我想要表达的
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My proof was, I admit, fairly tongue in cheek even if logically correct.
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GDP, The Economist suggested, tongue in cheek, that Australia looked rather like Mexico before its currency collapsed at the end of 1994.
ECONOMIST: The Australian economy
Someday, he suggested, tongue in cheek, you might find that a can of baked beans will be worth more than a bar of gold.
FORBES: "Gold Is A Most Volatile, Unstable, Fickle And Risky Asset"

meant to be understood as a joke, although it might appear to be serious
If you say something tongue in cheek, you intend it to be understood as a joke, although you might appear to be serious.