the shirt off back



the shirt off (one's) back

Slang
The maximum one is able to give or lose: The only thing those swindlers didn't take was the shirt off my back.
See also: back, off, shirt

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Benedictusbay-nə-DIK-tus (Dutch)Late Roman, Dutch
Cristal['kristl]
AzureA-zhərEnglish (Rare)
Iephthae-Biblical Greek
CoenKOONDutch
JadonJAH-dən (English), JAY-dən (English)Biblical