- put your shirt on
- put your shirt onchiefly Brit informal : to bet a lot of money on (someone or something)
I put my shirt on a horse in the second race.
• • •Main Entry: ↑shirt
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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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 place … Useful english dictionary
put (your) shirt on (something) — British & Australian to risk all your money on something because you are sure you will win. I put my shirt on the last race and lost everything … New idioms dictionary
put your shirt on somebody — 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
put your shirt on something — British informal to risk a lot of money in an investment or a bet … English dictionary
lose your shirt — lose (your) shirt British, American & Australian put (your) shirt on (something) to risk all your money on something because you are sure you will win. He said he d lost his shirt on that race. (usually + on) … New idioms dictionary
shirt */*/*/ — UK [ʃɜː(r)t] / US [ʃɜrt] noun [countable] Word forms shirt : singular shirt plural shirts a piece of men s clothing that covers the top part of the body. It usually has long sleeves and buttons down the front One of his shirt buttons was missing … English dictionary
shirt — noun (C) 1 a piece of clothing that covers the upper part of your body and your arms, usually has a collar, and is fastened at the front by buttons: I have to wear a shirt and tie to work. 2 keep your shirt on spoken used to tell someone who is… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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 — W3S2 [ʃə:t US ʃə:rt] n [: Old English; Origin: scyrte] 1.) a piece of clothing that covers the upper part of your body and your arms, usually has a collar, and is fastened at the front by buttons →↑blouse ▪ I have to wear a shirt and tie to work … Dictionary of contemporary English
shirt — noun a garment for the upper body, with a collar and sleeves and buttons down the front. ↘a similar garment of stretchable material without full fastenings, worn for sports. Phrases keep your shirt on informal stay calm. lose one s shirt informal … English new terms dictionary
