Take one for the team

Learning English Conversations

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Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2019

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Are you the kind of person who makes sacrifices for others?

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.
0:11.0	dot com.
0:18.8	Have we got got everything Neil? I think so I've got the tickets most importantly would not want to miss this concert. Let me see. One, two, three. Neil? Yes. There are only three tickets. You know
0:28.5	Dan's coming to, right? Really? Oh man, we're one short.
0:33.2	What to do? I don't know.
0:35.2	Neil, it's okay. I'll take one for the team. I'm a bit tired anyway.
0:39.9	Are you sure? I could...
0:41.5	Don't worry, I know how much you love this band.
0:44.6	Too kind.
0:45.7	But before I head off, let's explain the phrase Féfei used.
0:49.4	To take one for the team is to give something up for the benefit of others, usually for your
0:54.0	friends or colleagues or your sports team for example. I decided to let the
0:58.1	others go to the concert instead of me. I took one for the team and I'm very grateful now listen to these examples.
1:05.0	There wasn't enough space in the car for all of us so Johnny took one for the team and walked.
1:15.0	Valentina injured her foot in the first half of the game.
1:19.0	She wanted to continue playing but we decided that someone else should play in the second half to give us the best
1:25.0	chance of winning.
1:26.7	Valentina took one for the team.
1:30.3	Sometimes you have to take one for the team.
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