| 单词 | to wear the shirt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto wear the shirt 4. Often with modifying word. The shirt of a particular sports team or club, used as a symbol to represent (membership of) that team or club. to wear the shirt: to play for a particular team. to play for the shirt: to play solely for the benefit of one's club or team, rather than for personal glory, money, etc. Cf. cap n.1 4f. ΚΠ 1969 Daily Mail 15 Feb. 14 Whatever shirt I wear we [sc. twin brothers] will be bound to run across each other some time. 1989 Times (Nexis) 27 May (Football section) [He] has been lectured sternly on discipline by the manager. ‘I don't expect anybody who wears the England shirt to behave like that.’ 1994 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 2 June That year, the players were prepared to just play for the shirt and the honor of the club. 2018 MailOnline (Nexis) 6 Oct. (Football section) For almost three quarters of this match.., his players played as if they had no love for their boss and no pride in their shirt. < as lemmas |
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