give the shirt off one's back

Give anything and everything one possesses. For example, Tom is truly generous-he'll give you the shirt off his back. This hyperbolic idiom was first recorded in 1771.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lorraine	lə-RAYN	English
Rhea	REE-ə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Hemingr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Manouel	-	Late Greek
ZÉPhyrine	-	French (Rare)
Oni	-	Western African, Yoruba