"leave it all on the field" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} leave it all on the field
  1. (idiomatic, usually sports) Used to remind players not to dwell on minor mistakes, issues or conflicts that happened during the course of play. Tags: idiomatic, usually
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  2. (idiomatic, often sports) Used to encourage players or anyone to give their best performance, not sparing any effort, not going away with any unspent energy. Tags: idiomatic, often Synonyms: give one's all, go all out, ;, give 110%, pull out all the stops, do one's utmost, empty the tank
    Sense id: en-leave_it_all_on_the_field-en-phrase-XQgbxbo6 Categories (other): Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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