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
Malcom	MAL-kəm	English
Denys	-	Ukrainian
Elek	-	Hungarian
Marjo (2)	MAHR-yo	Dutch
Tihomir	-	Croatian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian
Nala	-	Hinduism