take one for the team
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take one for the team
Where it comes from
By analogy with a player making a sacrifice for the benefit of the sports team.
verb takes one for the team · taking one for the team · took one for the team · taken one for the team
- To accept some chore, hardship, or punishment for the sake of one's friends or colleagues. [Casey Newton:] Yes, Arijeta, you really did take one for the team on this one, I have to say.
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verb doing an unwelcome task instead of one's friends or colleagues
| Español | hacerse una, vos mismo sos, ponerse la diez |
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| Français | se sacrifier, se dévouer |
| Русский | броса́ться на амбразу́ру brosátʹsja na ambrazúru, бро́ситься на амбразу́ру brósitʹsja na ambrazúru, вы́звать ого́нь на себя́ výzvatʹ ogónʹ na sebjá, отдува́ться otduvátʹsja |
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