lose one's shirt

Face financial ruin, go bankrupt, as in He lost his shirt in the last recession. This expression implies one has lost even one's shirt. [Early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Isamu	ee-sah-moo	Japanese
EÓGan	-	Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Benaiah	bi-NIE-ə (English), bi-NAY-ə (English)	Biblical
NarcÍS	-	Catalan
LoÍS	-	Occitan
Shu	-	Chinese