Play hard and leave it all on the field today.
leave it all on the field
idiomUsed to remind players not to dwell on minor mistakes, issues or conflicts that happened during the course of play.
The coach told the team to forget their earlier mistakes and leave it all on the field for the final quarter.
Regardless of the season's previous disappointments, the captain urged his teammates to leave it all on the field during their final championship appearance.
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cede the field
To withdraw from any confrontational or potentially confrontational situation; to avoid participating in a competition or contest.
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center field
A central role in some activity that requires speed.
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debris field
Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.
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eat and leave no crumbs
Synonym of eat (“to be very good at something; to rule; to rock”).
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field day
A great time or a great deal to do; a period of bustling activity.
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French leave
A departure taken quietly and unnoticed, without asking for permission or informing anyone.
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leave a sour taste in one's mouth
To give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.
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leave at the door
To dispense with something for now; to forget about it situationally, or omit or discard it in a given place or instance.