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
RoderickRAHD-ə-rik (English), RAHD-rik (English)English, Scottish, Welsh
Pekko-Finnish Mythology
SonyaSON-yə (English), SAWN-yə (English)Russian, English
Trent[trent]
MieszkoMYESH-kawPolish
Lazer-Yiddish