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
Lanre-Western African, Yoruba
Fareeha-Arabic, Urdu
Jaasau-Biblical
Pinchas-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Balliol['beiljəl]
Marino-Italian, Spanish