lose one's shirt

Face financial ruin, go bankrupt, as in He lost his shirt in the last recession. This expression implies one has lost even one's shirt. [Early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Huguette	-	French
Ambrosius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Sarangerel	sah-RAHN-ge-rel	Mongolian
Hooda	-	Arabic
Bertie	BUR-tee	English
EiŽEns	-	Latvian