🗓️ Idiom: A Team Player (n)
💬 Meaning
- Someone who works well with others
- A person who helps the group succeed rather than focusing only on themselves
🧠 Example Sentences
- Olivia is a team player who always supports her coworkers during busy times.
- Startups need team players who are willing to share tasks and ideas.
- Being a team player means listening and helping, even when it’s not your job.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from sports, where being a “team player” means working with teammates to win the game. In business, it now refers to people who cooperate and contribute to group success.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
Daniel offered to help finish the report even though it wasn’t his task. He’s really __________.
Answer
a team player
2. Choose the correct meaning of “a team player”:
A) Someone who prefers to work alone
B) Someone who only does their own job
C) Someone who works well with others
Answer
C) Someone who works well with others
3. Change the sentence using “a team player”:
“She always supports the group and helps everyone succeed.”
Answer
She is real team player.
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