Bury my father and turn the other cheek

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Can someone comment on these? Are they idioms? I heard "bury my father" actually means something more like palliative care

and

"turn the other cheek" - does it really mean, "allow the guy to kick the crap out of you?"

Hi..following 9-11 I read an article that had appeared in a lebanese newspaper. I really wish I had kept the article now. It was full of rich picturesque language even though it was quite political.

Anyway the guy who wrote the article used the phrase "turn the other cheek"...but he definitely used it to mean turn a blind eye.

interesting eh?