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leave it all out there

leave it all out there verb: to strive to the limits of one's capacity; to give one's all when playing a game.

Verb

leave it all out there (third-person singular simple present leaves it all out there, present participle leaving it all out there, simple past and past participle left it all out there)

  1. To strive to the limits of one's capacity; to give one's all when playing a game.

Forms of leave it all out there

third-person singular presentleaves it all out there
present participleleaving it all out there
past participleleft it all out there
pastleft it all out there

Origin of leave it all out there

The pronoun it refers to the player's capacity for effort and physical endurance; out there refers to the sports field.

Questions about leave it all out there

What does leave it all out there mean?
Leave it all out there means to strive to the limits of one's capacity; to give one's all when playing a game.
What part of speech is leave it all out there?
Leave it all out there is a verb.
What is the past tense of leave it all out there?
The past tense of leave it all out there is left it all out there.

Words near leave it all out there in the dictionary

  1. leave behind
  2. leave for dead
  3. leave for dust
  4. leave home
  5. leave it all on the field
  6. leave it all out there
  7. leave it alone
  8. leave it at that
  9. leave it be
  10. leave it out
  11. leave little to the imagination

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