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shirt-front

verb

Meaning

  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.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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