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
&Thorn;ÓRleifr-Ancient Scandinavian
RadÚZRAH-doo:sCzech
Beatrice['bi:ətris]
Mehrdad-Persian
RomulusRAWM-yə-ləs (English)Roman Mythology
Kawehi-Hawaiian