tongue firmly in cheek??
I stuck with this expression:

He wrote, tongue firmly in cheek: "It's not dangerous to swim here"

Some idea of what that means?

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Very grateful for your help

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tongue firmly in cheek??
I stuck with this expression:

He wrote, tongue firmly in cheek: "It's not dangerous to swim here"

Some idea of what that means?

____________

Very grateful for your help

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Thank you DavidK... I was wondering whether that expression needed some correction

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I am stuck on this expression. (corrected) This expression puzzles me. (better)

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Thak you Matthew!   I see  that you know chilean spanish haha!

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Sorry - duplicating Matthew.

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The expression "tongue in cheek" is used to denote irony or sarcasm.  In this case, we can assume that it is in fact dangerous to swim there.  ¿Cachai?

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