colossal cheek

Frequency: 4.52.5 per million words

Extreme and shocking rudeness or audacity.

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  • He had the colossal cheek to ask for another loan when he still hadn't paid back the first one.
  • He had the colossal cheek to ask me for a loan after never paying back the last one.
  • After arriving an hour late, she had the colossal cheek to complain that we had started without her.
  • It takes colossal cheek to show up uninvited and then complain about the food.
  • It takes colossal cheek to plagiarize a paper and then argue with the professor about the grade.
  • The politician had the colossal cheek to deny the allegations despite the clear evidence.
  • The sheer colossal cheek of him, taking credit for my work in the board meeting!
  • "What colossal cheek!" she exclaimed, after he took credit for her work.
  • What colossal cheek! He cut in line right in front of everyone and pretended not to notice.
  • I couldn't believe his colossal cheek when he asked to be promoted just one week into the job.
  • The politician's claim of ignorance, despite clear evidence, was an act of colossal cheek.
  • The sheer colossal cheek of that salesperson trying to sell me a broken product was astounding.
  • I was stunned by the colossal cheek of the salesman who tried to sell me a warranty for a faulty product.
  • After causing the accident, the driver had the colossal cheek to blame the pedestrian.
  • To walk into our house uninvited and then criticize the decor shows colossal cheek.
  • To demand a front-row seat without a ticket shows colossal cheek.
  • He had the colossal cheek to suggest I was lying about being sick.
  • His letter of complaint was a masterpiece of colossal cheek and exaggeration.
  • The company showed colossal cheek by raising prices while simultaneously reducing the product size.
  • Can you believe the colossal cheek of him, asking for my notes when he skipped every class?