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guernsey
noun
▶ get a guernsey
to be selected for something, such as a team, job, award or the like AUSTRALIA, 1918
Originally “to be picked for a football team”, from “guernsey” as “a top worn by football players”.- Allen could only get a “guernsey” in the Fifth Test and the bulk of the off spinning was borne by the versatile Titmus. — Richie Benaud, Spin me a Spinner, p. 20, 1963
- — Jim Ramsay, Cop It Sweet!, p. 43, 1977
- [E]very neurotic fear from hair loss to irreparable burn scars gets a guernsey. — Beat, p. 31, 9 July 1996
▶ give a guernsey
to select someone AUSTRALIA- Must’ve been bloody frustrating, Mark, being given a guernsey you didn’t want. — W. R. Bennett, Target Turin, p. 104, 1962
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