A piece of shirt tuck / stick / jut out

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Hi teachers,I heard this phrase but I am not sure if I heard it right.An English mother at my store today telling his boy about his shirt:  You have a piece of shirt ...out.  I understand it when she was helping him with his shirt.  I looked up a few wordsWhat is this whole sentence?  tuck, stick, jutThank you.Tinanam

Englishmaven · Accepted Answer

You understood correctly. It would be okay to say that. You could say, "Your shirt is untucked a little in the back."

Tinanam0102 · Answer

Hi Englishmaven,

Thank you for your help. Is jut and stick also okay to describe it? And is it a piece of shirt I heard it?

Tinanam

Mister Micawber · Answer

Is jut and stick also okay to describe it?-- No.
And is it a piece of shirt I heard it?-- Possibly.

These are common:

Your shirt's a little untucked

The back of your shirt's not tucked in.
Your shirttail's untucked.
Your shirttail's hanging out.

Tinanam0102 · Answer

Hi Mister Micawber,

Thank you for teaching me how to say it.

Have a wonderful day.

Tinanam

JimboNZ · Answer

By the way, you wrote: An English mother at my store today telling his boy about his shirt...". You should've written "telling her boy"--3rd person, possessive pronoun, singular, feminine.

Tinanam0102 · Answer

Hi Mister Micawber,

When you say shirttail, it mean the lower part in the back of a shirt in the dictionary, what about the front lower part, what do you call it? Thank you very much.

Tinanam

Mister Micawber · Answer

I think your shirt-tails are all the part below the belt, front and back, actually. Otherwise, I'd just call it your shirt front or the front of your shirt: Please tuck the front of your shirt in.

Tinanam0102 · Answer

Hi Mister Micawber,

Thank you for your clarification.

You have a very good day.

Tinanam

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