shirt front
Americannoun
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the front of a shirt, especially the part that is exposed when a jacket or vest is worn.
Etymology
Origin of shirt front
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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He looked down at the damp paper towels, now a delicate shade of pink, and the stubborn stains down his shirt front.
From Literature
This season, TikTok’s logo appears on the shirt front, Expedia on the back and Vistaprint on the sleeve, while Reynolds’s Aviation American Gin sponsors the staff clothing.
From Washington Post
The serene smile you exhibit when knowing that you are correct despite all disbelief does not sit well above a stained shirt front.
From Washington Post
Most work about the inn was done by his wife, the round and rosy Jennet, who could carve a fowl with one hand, turn cream into butter with the other, and still have one left over to hoist a noisy guest by his shirt front and chuck him out the door.
From Literature
I was weeping bitterly, head ringing in pain as I sat next to my lovely date, Dr Melania Geymonat, who was calmer than I but dripping blood down her shirt front.
From The Guardian
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