cheeky

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• seem: It seems a bit cheeky to organize a ride then say, " OK who'll take me there?
• get: I even got a bit cheeky and asked a few policemen directions, who duly gave them to me.

Infinitive complement

ask: How long did it take your house to sell, if it's not too cheeky to ask?

Modifies a noun

• chappie: Sam Leith, the Friday cheeky chappie, is on top form.
• chappy: Now would you like to no the name of his cheeky little chappy?
• grin: SW: [ cheeky grin ] Well, we'll never know, will we?
• monkey: Cheeky monkey, he hasn't bothered for fifteen years!
• scamp: To coincide with the album release - these cheeky young scamps will spend most of 07 in the van!
• bugger: I was then informed not to be a cheeky bugger.

Modifying Another Word

• rather: A rather cheeky snap of me having my bath.
• slightly: Today we tried to pull a slightly cheeky one.
• quite: Monkey - because they are quite cheeky and don't really bother about what others think.
• very: You're being very cheeky there asking me that, Small Talk.
• really: Can I be really cheeky and ask for a screen shot of the page in IE?
• little: I guess I'm saying I didnt like moves you were using, which is a little cheeky, really.

Used with adjective complement

• feel: Anyway, as I stood waiting to go on, the MCing was going up and down and I started to feel cheeky.
• get: He does quite well, and then gets cheeky with the colonel!
• sound: It sounds cheeky, but I'd take my own current ms. to work on.
• look: Named after my granddaughter and looks just as cheeky.