(with) tongue in cheek

in a way that is not serious, although it appears to be.

Karl explained, tongue in cheek, that he was busy with housecleaning.

• pass by on the other side
• pass for
• pass for someone
• pass for something
• pass judgment on
• pass judgment on someone
• pass judgment on something
• pass muster
• pass off
• pass off as
• pass off as someone
• pass off as something
• pass on
• pass on to
• pass on to someone
• pass out
• pass over
• pass over someone
• pass over something
• pass something off as
• pass something off as something
• pass something on
• pass something on to
• pass something on to someone
• pass the baton