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wore on one's sleeve

wore on one's sleeve is the simple past of wear on one's sleeve.

Meaning of wear on one's sleeve

Verb

wear on one's sleeve (third-person singular simple present wears on one's sleeve, present participle wearing on one's sleeve, simple past wore on one's sleeve, past participle worn on one's sleeve)

  1. (transitive) To express (an emotion, belief, or stance) overtly and make it an important part of one's public life.
    • But religion is the one thing they encourage you to wear on your sleeve.2008 June 25, Neela Banerjee, “Religion and Its Role Are in Dispute at the Service Academies”, in New York Times

Questions about wore on one's sleeve

What is wore on one's sleeve the simple past of?
Wore on one's sleeve is the simple past of wear on one's sleeve.

Words near wore on one's sleeve in the dictionary

  1. wore horns
  2. wore in
  3. wore many hats
  4. wore off
  5. wore on
  6. wore on one's sleeve
  7. wore one's heart on one's sleeve
  8. wore out
  9. wore out one's welcome
  10. wore rose colored glasses
  11. wore rose-colored glasses

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