Shirt-front

verb

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Verb
  1. 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. 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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"An opera hat was pushed to the back of his head, and an evening dress shirt-front gleamed out through his open overcoat."

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