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Meaning of shirt-front | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To knock down an opponent by colliding with them chest-to-chest (Australian rules football) or tackle them by grabbing their chest by their shirt front and wrestling them to the ground (rugby league football).
  2. To aggressively threaten an opponent by standing toe to toe with them while or before verbally or physically abusing them.

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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shirtfront shirtfronted shirtfronting shish shished shishes

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