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- have the shirt off back
have the shirt off back
have/take the shirt off somebody's back
to take so much of someone's money, for instance as a payment or punishment, that it is not fair and may cause them difficulties Watch out for those landlords - they'll have the shirt off your back.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Corbin | | KAWR-bin | English |
| Ann | | AN | English |
| Prisca | | PRIS-kə (English) | Biblical, Dutch, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin |
| RÓZsi | | RO-zhee | Hungarian |
| İSmet | | ees-MET | Turkish |
| Kirabo | | - | Eastern African, Ganda |