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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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 ● Aug. 2, 2020
“Elvis appeared, materialized, in a white suit of lights, shining with golden appliqués, the shirt front slashed to show his chest,” said The New York Times’s review of the event.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2017
"Those babies are everywhere at you, needing anything they find," Suzie tells her as Bird drips milk down her shirt front.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2015
When Fry's love for Leela swells, his heart beats through his shirt front, shooting out across the room like a yo-yo.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2011
A wild crimson blot was crawling upward rapidly along his shirt front like an enormous sea monster rising to devour him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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