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Idiom

leave it all on the field

Meaning

Used to remind players not to dwell on minor mistakes, issues or conflicts that happened during the course of play.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Play hard and leave it all on the field today.”

“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.”

Examples

simple

“Play hard and leave it all on the field today.”

contextual

“The coach told the team to forget their earlier mistakes and leave it all on the field for the final quarter.”

complex

“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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