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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
Anatoliyah-nah-TO-leeyRussian, Ukrainian
TraceeTRAY-seeEnglish
Witek-Polish
AsİL-Turkish
KermitKUR-mitEnglish
Cleveland['kli:vlənd]
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