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
AindriÚ-Irish
Dooley['du:li]
Bailiff['beilif]
DorotÉIa-Portuguese (Brazilian)
Lang[læŋ]
Amulius-Roman Mythology