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
Alcyoneal-SIE-ə-nee (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Khadiga-Arabic (Egyptian)
Brooks[bru:ks]
Vita-Ancient Roman, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Danish
Puteri-Malay
Atiya-Arabic