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2007.10.05

There are a number of sayings in which your “shirt” symbolizes the last of your possessions. For example, to “give the shirt off your back” is to give away all you own, often out of kindness or generosity. Well, here's another way to strip off your worldly possessions!

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LOSE YOUR SHIRT   無一文になる

Explanation

  • To lose your shirt (informal) is to lose a lot of money, especially everything you own.
  • lose your shirt とは、くだけた表現で、大金を失う、特に、全財産を失う、という意味です。

LOSE YOUR SHIRT

examples

  1. I tried starting my own business once, but ended up losing my shirt. It took me years to get back on my feet financially.
  2. (to a friend back from a trip to Las Vegas)
    a: Well, did you make a bundle?
    b: No, actually I just broke even.
    a: Consider yourself lucky. A lot of people lose their shirts their first time over there.
  3. Phillip quit his job to become a day trader and lost his shirt playing the market.

英会話レッスンWe leave you today with a joke:

CASINO LOST-AND-FOUND: How can I help you?
CUSTOMER: I was at the blackjack table earlier, and I lost my shirt!