take one for the team

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词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To accept some chore, hardship, or punishment for the sake of one's friends or colleagues.

    习语 非正式

词源

By analogy with a player making a sacrifice for the benefit of the sports team.

来源：wiktionary