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
SherwoodSHUR-wuwdEnglish
Nechemyah-Biblical Hebrew
Girisha-Hinduism
NolanNO-lanIrish, English
Remiel-Judeo-Christian Legend
AatosAH:-tosFinnish