lose one's shirt



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]
See also: lose, shirt

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Carmela[ka:'melə]
LanfordLAN-fərdEnglish (Rare)
Haider-Arabic
Kynaston-English (Rare)
Kawacatoose-Native American, Cree
Olivera-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian