give the shirt off one's back



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.
See also: back, give, off, shirt

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JessamynJES-ə-minEnglish (Rare)
Darleen[da:'li:n]
Vida (1)-Hungarian
Leontina-Italian, Late Roman
TerahTEE-rə (English)Biblical
Taonga-Southern African, Tumbuka