wave the bloody shirt



wave the bloody shirt

To encourage violence and animosity. The phrase was especially popular during the US Civil War. Primarily heard in US. A lot of people in our country are waving the bloody shirt right now, but I just can't support acts of violence, however justified they may be.
See also: bloody, shirt, wave

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BrendaBREN-dəEnglish
Simba (2)-Eastern African, Swahili
Ludovicus-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Hasib-Arabic
Mildburg-Anglo-Saxon
Shayma-Arabic