cheese it

cheese it

slang Run; hide; get out of here; stop what you're doing. Used as an urgent imperative. Cheese it, someone called the cops!
See also: cheese

cheese it, the cops

slang Run or get out of here because the police are coming. Used as an urgent imperative. Cheese it, the cops! I'm not getting caught!
See also: cheese, cop
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cheese it

Stop, look out, as in Cheese it! Here come the cops! This term, generally stated as an imperative, may have been a replacement for the earlier "Stop at once." Eric Partridge speculated that it may have been a corruption of Cease! but its true origin is not known. [Slang; mid-1800s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

Cheese it !

verb
See Cheese it the cops!
See also: cheese
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

cheese it

Slang
1. To look out. Often used in the imperative.
2. To get away fast; get going. Often used in the imperative.
See also: cheese
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • cheese it, the cops
  • cheese it-the cops!
  • Cheese it the cops!
  • run over to
  • run over to (someone or something)
  • have (one) on the run
  • have someone on the run
  • run a make on someone
  • run about
  • got to run
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Toasting up a cheesy treat; Andy Richardson takes a trip to toastie heaven, and learns you have to go 'Caerphilly' with cheese jokes... Sorry, we just couldn't resist!
But unlike most cheeses, it's not ready to eat until it's been toasted beneath the broiler; this gives the cheese its distinctive look and taste.
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