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
Pascualpahs-KWAHLSpanish
Geoffroyzhaw-FRAHFrench
MickMIK (English)English, Dutch
Haerviu-Ancient Celtic
AdaAY-də (English), AH-dah (Polish, Finnish)English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Italian, Finnish
HedwigHED-vikhGerman