give someone the shirt off one's back
- give someone the shirt off one's back
give someone the shirt off one's back
Fig. to give anything that is asked for, no matter the sacrifice required. •
Tom would give any of his old army buddies the shirt off his back.
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You can always count on Mark when you're in trouble; he'd give you the shirt off his back.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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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
shirt — [ ʃɜrt ] noun count *** 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. a cotton/silk/denim shirt a. a similar piece of clothing worn by … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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