English Explanatory Dictionary

take one for the team

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

En-us-ncalif-takeonefortheteam.ogg En-au-take one for the team.ogg

Word forms

take one for the team takes one for the team taking one for the team took one for the team taken one for the team

Etymology

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

Related words

bell the cat fall on a grenade step into the breach take the fall there's no I in team you got this
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