American business jargon. 2014.
lose one's shirt — {v. phr.}, {slang} To lose all or most of your money. * /Uncle Joe spent his life savings to buy a store, but it failed, and he lost his shirt./ * /Mr. Matthews lost his shirt betting on the horses./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lose one's shirt — {v. phr.}, {slang} To lose all or most of your money. * /Uncle Joe spent his life savings to buy a store, but it failed, and he lost his shirt./ * /Mr. Matthews lost his shirt betting on the horses./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lose one's shirt — To lose all one has • • • Main Entry: ↑shirt * * * informal lose all one s possessions … Useful english dictionary
lose one's shirt — ► lose one s shirt informal lose all one s possessions. Main Entry: ↑shirt … English terms dictionary
lose one's shirt — inf idi lose one s shirt, Informal. to suffer a severe financial reverse … From formal English to slang
lose one’s shirt — tv. to go broke; to lose everything of value, even one’s shirt. □ I lost my shirt on that bank deal. □ Try not to lose your shirt in the market again … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
lose one's shirt — lose a lot of money I think he is going to lose his shirt on that new business venture … Idioms and examples
lose one's shirt — lose all that one owns … English contemporary dictionary
lose\ one's\ shirt — v. phr. slang To lose all or most of your money. Uncle Joe spent his life savings to buy a store, but it failed, and he lost his shirt. Mr. Matthews lost his shirt betting on the horses … Словарь американских идиом
lose one's shirt — verb To lose all of ones money; to go broke; to undergo financial ruin or disaster. Since nearly losing his shirt in a business deal a few years back, he investigates new opportunities more cautiously … Wiktionary
