Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leave it all on the field

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: leave it al-l on the -field
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

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

phrase

Used to encourage players or anyone to give their best performance, not sparing any effort, not going away with any unspent energy.

Example Sentences

"Don't worry about it, just leave it all on the field."
"Use the same advice football coaches give their teams: "Always do your best. When you return to the locker room at the end of the game, leave it all on the field. Don't replay what you might have done or what someone else might have done...""
"Near-synonym: give it one's best shot"
"Go and give it your all! Leave it all on the field!"
"Football players have an expression: "he left it all on the field." Leave it all on the field when you go fishing. Resolved: When I fish, I give everything I have to fishing."
"But the stakes couldn't be higher, so we've got to leave it all on the field."

Frequently Paired Words

leave on the table

Synonyms

give one's all go all out give 110% pull out all the stops do one's utmost empty the tank give it one's best shot

Questions

What does leave it all on the field mean?: Used to remind players not to dwell on minor mistakes, issues or conflicts that happened during the course of play.

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