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
Odoacero-do-AY-sər (English)Ancient Germanic
DeneDEENEnglish (Rare)
Johns[dʒɔnz]
Medley['medli]
Bhavana-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam
IrmingardEER-min-gahrtGerman