亚洲网紅露点

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bloody shirt

noun

  1. a bloodstained shirt used to incite a mob to vengeance.
  2. any symbol used for this purpose.


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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bloody shirt1

First recorded in 1870鈥75
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At one point, a car pulled up and man emerged carrying a young boy in a bloody shirt and whose hand had been blown off.

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In fact, I suspect they will be happy if Trump is convicted and they can wave the bloody shirt to justify removing any barriers to total control of federal law enforcement.

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One of the protesters鈥 iconic blue tents is on display, as are the bloody shirt of a journalist beaten by soldiers and a flag flown at the protest bearing more than 90 inscriptions.

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When Justice Antonin Scalia, an enthusiastic originalist, used to be asked about the case, he was prone to say, 鈥淲aving the bloody shirt of Brown again, eh?鈥

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Marcus Arbery, Ahmaud鈥檚 father temporarily walked out of the courtroom when photos of his son鈥檚 bloody shirt were show during testimony.

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