Don’t wear it on your sleeve
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="sleeve">sleeve</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>: <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="it">it</span> (<span word="your">your</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span>) <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pin">pin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sleeve">sleeve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pin">pin</span> <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="logo">logo</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="demonstrating">demonstrating</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="club">club</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pin">pin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chest">chest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="coat">coat</span>, <span word="too">too</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>. “<span word="Wearing">Wearing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sleeve">sleeve</span>” <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> “<span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sleeve">sleeve</span>”, <span word="which">which</span> “<span word="may">may</span> <span word="derive">derive</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="jousting">jousting</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>”, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Phrase">Phrase</span>.<span word="org">org</span>. “<span word="Knights">Knights</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colours">colours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cloths">cloths</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ribbons">ribbons</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>.”</p><p><span word="William">William</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="credited">credited</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Othello">Othello</span>, 1604. <span word="Again">Again</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Phrase">Phrase</span>.<span word="org">org</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treacherous">treacherous</span> <span word="Iago">Iago</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feign">feign</span> <span word="openness">openness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vulnerability">vulnerability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="faithful">faithful</span>:</p><p><span word="Iago">Iago</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Roderigo">Roderigo</span>,</p><p>Were I the Moor, I would not be <span word="Iago">Iago</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>;</p><p><span word="Heaven">Heaven</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="judge">judge</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>,</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="seeming">seeming</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="peculiar">peculiar</span> <span word="end">end</span>:</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="outward">outward</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="doth">doth</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="heart">heart</span></p>
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