Sentences with phrase «taken tongue in cheek»

Next Wave UK's regular columnist Kat Arney takes a tongue in cheek look at the importance of the tea break for the scientific endeavour.

Heaven and Hell @ Espacio Gallery Artists take a tongue in cheek approach to the afterlife, with paintings, video, comics and even a board game.

Not exact matches

My somewhat tongue - in - cheek suggestion has always been that any company taking money from government on such grounds not be allowed to hire anyone under the age of 45.

During Thank Your Vicar week Karen Murdarasi takes a tongue - in - cheek look at the job description... More

Though his «Word» sound - off was primarily focused on his health care reform legislation, during their frequently fascinating Q&A, Colbert took the president to task on a variety of issues — of course, with his signature tongue - in - cheek faux outrage.

Here, too, questions could be raised, but the fact is that on immigration the U.S. bishops take pretty much the position of the Wall Street Journal, which, only half tongue in cheek, calls for a constitutional amendment abolishing national borders.

no it wasn't meant as tongue in cheek although i can see why it may be taken that way it was a reference to the «delicate» nature of the subject and the and the firestorm it often ignites.

According to the tongue - in - cheek site, the cult is devoted to the worship of chiles, the life - long dedication to chile consumption, and making fun of people who «just can't take that spicy food.»

I take it there is a bit of «tongue in cheek» in your article so I won't comment on it.

Plenty took that to mean that he was hitting out at the club for allowing a player to join a Premier League rival, but it has emerged that that was Oxlade - Chamberlain's tongue - in - cheek nickname at the club.

The match discussion takes in the controversial lineup, the equally controversial penalty and a tongue - in - cheek comparison of the merits of the two defences.

Wenger is taking a huge risk if he thinks we don't need a dominant CH, i'm hoping his latest comments were either tongue in cheek or he doesn't want to show his true intentions.

In a rather tongue - in - cheek manner, Drogba seems to have taken a pot - shot at Fernando Torres and Liverpool FC in his autobiography, saying that he sympathised with the # 50 million - priced striker who might have felt like a big fish taken out of his small ponIn a rather tongue - in - cheek manner, Drogba seems to have taken a pot - shot at Fernando Torres and Liverpool FC in his autobiography, saying that he sympathised with the # 50 million - priced striker who might have felt like a big fish taken out of his small ponin - cheek manner, Drogba seems to have taken a pot - shot at Fernando Torres and Liverpool FC in his autobiography, saying that he sympathised with the # 50 million - priced striker who might have felt like a big fish taken out of his small ponin his autobiography, saying that he sympathised with the # 50 million - priced striker who might have felt like a big fish taken out of his small pond.

When he starts with negativity or backtalk, it's important for me to take a step back and really focus on how I'm feeling at the moment: my neck tenses, my cheeks feel flushed, and, having a hot temper myself, I can almost taste the words readying themselves to roll off my tongue in response!

It's a bit tongue in cheek and kids will get a good laugh at poor Pig's expense — and maybe be a bit more inclined to take turns with the toddler beside them at circle time.

(Tongue - in - cheek... not to be taken too seriously)

The approach this time is a little more tongue - in - cheek — it's a take on the classic idea of a Top Ten list, in this case looking at Ten Ways to Completely Blow Your Online Presence in 2010.

The approach this time is a little more tongue - in - cheek — it's a take on the classic idea of a Top Ten list, in this case looking at Ten Ways...

Astorino has taken to mocking Cuomo's five - day absence from any public events, sending out a tongue in cheek release asking whether an All Points Bulletin should be issued to find the governor.

Gail Collins takes a tongue - in - cheek look at the «positive aspects» of the Spitzer and Weiner campaigns.

Astorino has taken to mocking Cuomo's several day absence from any public events, sending out a tongue in cheek release asking whether an All Points Bulletin should be issued to find the governor.

Mr McDonnell's spokesman said the «best of» comment was «clearly tongue in cheek and taken out of context».

Astorino has taken to mocking Cuomo's now five - day absence from any public events, sending out a tongue - in - cheek press release asking whether an all points bulletin should be issued to find the governor.

A tongue - in - cheek guide to what it takes to become a media darling.

It may be that such tongue - in - cheek writing should not be taken at face value but I still think it appropriate to offer an alternate view.

A more tongue in cheek approach to food and «evolving» research is summed up by this author: «we're left to figure out which of the food headlines we should take to heart, and which should be taken with a grain of unrefined, mineral - rich sea salt....

The trend - setting label has become synonymous with a tongue - in - cheek take on femininity — expect playful prints and exaggerated silhouettes with an eclectic edge.

Driven largely by instinct and a cult of personality, the company's one - time dream team of «merchant prince» Mickey Drexler and «geek chic» creative director Jenna Lyons transformed the sleepy American catalogue business into a retail success story and cultural phenomenon, widely loved for its tongue - in - cheek take on classic, preppy tropes and famously embraced by former US first lady Michelle Obama.

Sublimely trashy, this conceptual sequel to 1997's surprise hit, «Anaconda,» doesn't expect to be taken any more seriously than its schlock predecessor, and keeps its tongue - in - cheek thrills flowing rapidly.

The screenplay by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Reynolds simultaneously want us to take this development seriously — giving us multiple scenes of Wade trying to reunite with Vanessa in the afterlife — and to laugh at it — giving us a James Bond - like credit sequence that calls the screenwriters «the real villains,» after offering a series of tongue - in - cheek statements of disbelief about what has transpired.

You can read more about the game in our preview from December of last year or take a look at the tongue - in - cheek behind the scenes vidoc (video documentary).

Yet it is never less than methodical in its smarts as it winks at the audience, plants a tongue in its cheek, and demands to be taken seriously as well as licentiously.

It almost went to The Purge: Election Year with its usage of Miley Cyrus» «Party in the USA,» but that tongue - in - cheek, musical choice doesn't hold a candle to the way American Honey takes modern, American hits and slaps them with a deeper meaning.

They are assigned high - school detail to search for a new drug, and the sheer idiocy of this is never ignored, as students continuously comment on their obvious age — a comic tactic employed by this tongue - in - cheek movie as it takes itself not one - ounce seriously.

Thanks to the vagaries of Netflix's recommendation algorithm, it doesn't take more than a few steps to go from family - friendly kiddie pabulum like The Smurfs 2 to a left - field oddity like The Trotsky, a 2009 Canadian comedy that re-imagines Rushmore as a tongue - in - cheek Marxist crowd - pleaser.

There are no tongues in cheeks, unless you count the one you see when a character takes a face - cleaving blow.

Actor - director John Krasinski took the stage after seeing his movie open SXSW, and his first tongue - in - cheek words were, «Why did someone make this?»

This one is a serious big screen treatment, and one of the most serious of the Bond film's to date, as action, drama, and some strong violence take the forefront, while the tongue - in - cheek gags, double entendres, and wild gadgets are held to an absolute minimum.

Though it gets listed as a drama, there is a campy, tongue - in - cheek nature to the movie that suggests that we take what we see mostly as a fun genre exercise, and certainly the winking nature of the performances keeps the tone fairly light, despite some rather dark and dreary thematic material.

Sarah Palin: You Betcha (Unrated) Unauthorized bio-pic features Brit muckraker Nick Broomfield taking a tongue - in - cheek look at the life of the Alaskan governor - turned - conservative cultural icon.

It is also helps that it doesn't take itself too seriously and has it's tongue stuck firmly in it's cheek.

He basically does in writing what Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement do in film, which is balance taking a premise completely seriously and telling a story with tongue planted firmly in cheek (Waititi is going to direct Thor: Ragnarok, which is PERFECT).

Fresh from the playfully exuberant A Hard Day's Night, which set the bar for rock and roll cinema and inspired the modern music video, Richard Lester continued the same acrobatic, tongue - in - cheek style in The Knack... and How to Get It (Kino Lorber Studio Classics, Blu - ray), his adaptation of Ann Jelico's lightweight play «The Knack,» creating a delightfully frivolous take on swinging London and the sexual revolution.

This is partially due to the work of Sommers, who never for a moment takes his adventure or any of this characters seriously, coating the entire production with a wafer - thin premise that knows its place as something to deliver thrills, chills, and plenty of nasty kills, and does it with tongue planted firmly in cheek.

Besides, they clue the audience in to the tongue - in - cheek nature of their «true crime» story by repeatedly displaying a giant Paul Bunyan statue at the entrance of Brainerd, Minnesota (only one brief scene actually takes place in Fargo, North Dakota).

However, the tongue - in - cheek nature of it is enough to keep us from taking any of it very seriously, enjoying it as a highly illogical, no - holds - barred lark.

It's a tongue - in - cheek, seemingly throwaway narrative adornment, but it reflects what the film is really about — not Lola, not her boyfriend, not her run; it's about the different directions life can take, and the little catalysts that can make big changes.

Star Ryan Reynolds has promised «the world's most ridiculous reaction video» if the film is actually nominated for an Oscar, but until then, there's this tongue - in - cheek take on «For Your Consideration» ads, which, like the movie's off - color satire of superhero movies, not - so - subtly doubles as the real thing.

Rather than the serious tone that the first film took, this new Punisher is pure tongue - in - cheek silly violence.

The letter takes a decidedly tongue - in - cheek approach to the often tedious job of school fundraising, giving parents some comical alternatives to baking, selling, walking or serving on a committee.