Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

takes one for the team

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.04 in modern English

Syllables
takes one -for the team
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does takes one for the team mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of take one for the team

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