wear it
v. phr.— «Pierzynski flattened Barrett like a runaway Red Line train in a way that would have made Hunter proud.…In the parlance of the Sox’ clubhouse, Barrett just has to “wear it.”» —“Ozzie’s Sox ‘family’ shares the love” by Chris De Luca Chicago Sun-Times May 21, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Kim from Council Bluffs, Iowa, notes that kırmızı, the Turkish word for “red,” sounds a lot like the English word crimson. Are they related? Yes! Both derive from a word for the insect whose scientific name is Kermes vermilio. The English words...
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