put your shirt on something

put your shirt on something
put your shirt on something british informal phrase
to risk a lot of money in an investment or a bet
Thesaurus: to gamble moneysynonym to invest moneysynonym gambling games and places where gambling takes placehyponym
Main entry: shirt

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put your ˈshirt on sb/sth idiom
(BrE, informal) to bet all your money on sb/sth

It's a good horse, but I wouldn't put my shirt on it.

Main entry:shirtidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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