say cheese | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,chieflyimperative)Tosmilefor aphotographby saying the word "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).2008, Tim Connelly,The Local News, page41:Dannywatched the birdieandsaid cheese, and then it was over and the wait began. Danny would wait for weeks in anticipation of the day the final product was passed out by his teacher Miss Turner.

Examples:

EN: Is it ok or should I say cheese?
ES: ¿Está bien así o prefiere que diga "queso"?
EN: Aha... say cheese.
ES: - Di whisky.
EN: And everybody say cheese!
ES: ¡Venga! ¡Y decid "33"!
EN: Everybody, uh, say cheese.
ES: Todas... digan "whisky".
EN: Hey pal, say cheese!
ES: ¡Oye amigo, sonríe!
EN: - Hey, sid, say cheese.
ES: Oye, Sid, sonríe.
EN: - Should I say cheese?
ES: - ¿Debería decir queso?
EN: I'll say one, two, three, then everyone say cheese.
ES: Diré uno, dos, tres, y entonces decís todos "patata".
EN: - Big smile, say cheese. - Yeah. I thought so.
ES: Entonces este graffiti es tuyo otra vez.
EN: - All right, everybody say cheese.
ES: - Muy bien, todo el mundo diga queso.
EN: And say cheese. Cheese.
ES: Digan, cheese.
EN: Now, remember to say cheese.
ES: Listo.
EN: All right, say cheese.
ES: Está bien, sonríe.
EN: Lucy, Marco, say cheese!
ES: ¡decid patata!
EN: If this is his camera in here, I want to get it and say cheese... so he knows that we're onto him.
ES: Si esta cámara es suya, quiero sonreír delante de ella... para que sepa que le vigilamos.

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