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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
SÉArlait	SHAHR-lat	Irish
Patti	PAT-ee	English
Crisp	[krisp]
Theocritus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Nahor	NAY-hawr (English)	Biblical
LaurenȚIu	low-REN-tsyoo	Romanian