- the shirt off one's back
- informal one's last remaining possessions
we share things-we'd give our shirt off our back to another
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
the shirt off one's back
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the shirt off one's back — ► the shirt off one s back informal one s last remaining possessions. Main Entry: ↑shirt … English terms dictionary
the shirt off one's back — informal one s last remaining possessions. → shirred … English new terms dictionary
give the shirt off one's back — {v. phr.}, {informal} To give away something or everything that you own. * /He d give you the shirt off his back./ … Dictionary of American idioms
give the shirt off one's back — {v. phr.}, {informal} To give away something or everything that you own. * /He d give you the shirt off his back./ … Dictionary of American idioms
give\ the\ shirt\ off\ one's\ back — v. phr. informal To give away something or everything that you own. He d give you the shirt off his back … Словарь американских идиом
off one's back — {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Stopped from bothering one; removed as an annoyance or pest. * / Having a kid brother always following me is a nuisance, Mary told her mother. Can t you get him off my back? / * /The singer was so popular with teenagers… … Dictionary of American idioms
off one's back — {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Stopped from bothering one; removed as an annoyance or pest. * / Having a kid brother always following me is a nuisance, Mary told her mother. Can t you get him off my back? / * /The singer was so popular with teenagers… … Dictionary of American idioms
off\ one's\ back — adj. phr. 1. informal Stopped from bothering one; removed as an annoyance or pest. Having a kid brother always following me is a nuisance, Mary told her mother. Can t you get him off my back? The singer was so popular with teenagers that he took… … Словарь американских идиом
shirt — ► NOUN 1) a garment for the upper body, with a collar and sleeves and buttons down the front. 2) a similar garment of light material without full fastenings, worn for sports and leisure. ● keep your shirt on Cf. ↑keep your shirt on ● lose one s… … English terms dictionary
shirt — O.E. scyrte skirt, tunic, from P.Gmc. *skurtijon a short garment (Cf. O.N. skyrta, Swed. skjorta skirt, kirtle; M.Du. scorte, Du. schort apron; M.H.G. schurz, Ger. Schurz apron ), from the same source as O.E. scort, sceort (see … Etymology dictionary
