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
Africa (2)-Irish, Scottish
RosamundROZ-ə-mundEnglish (Rare)
SaulĖ-Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
AbielAY-bee-əl (English)Biblical
Timaios-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Orit-Hebrew