What does 'take one for the team' mean?

What does the English phrase ''take one for the team' mean? Improve your English vocabulary with this free 3-minute English language tutorial.

You'll find a free downloadable transcript on our website:

Neil and Feifei are about to go to a concert, when they discover they don’t have enough tickets. Who will ‘take one for the team’? Learn a phrase that reminds us it’s good to put others ahead of ourselves. At least sometimes…

[Images: Getty Images]

[TheGudsProduction]

The space of my bed is not enough for 3 people. So I usually take one for the team and sleep in another bed when my friends visit my home.

[hikaruasahi]

Keep on with these videos, British accent is the best !!😁

[carlo_cali]

A group of three of the fellas go to a club, bar, or other social place. Two immediately strike conversation with the more attractive of the bunch. They plead with their friend "come on take one for the team" and talk to the fat one.

[TheGudsProduction]

In Indonesia, we usually say it, "yaudahlah gue ngalah ajaaah"

[Bvoreg]

Guys, I love U all - the BBCLE team is the best!

[TheFlowerbeast]

Aw, Neil and Feifei are both good friends to each other

[nawarnawar]

I'm always the last one coming home from work so I always take on for the team.

[DuongTrongHue]

I decided to let the others go to vacations instead o me. I took one for the team

[benjaminestrada]

THANKYOU so much greetings from México

[ThiagoSorrisodimenor]

I love this expression - take one for the team
Yesterday I and my family came back from a trip, everyone was tired, I took one for the team and bought a pizza for we ate