lose one's shirt

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)To lose all of one'smoney; to gobroke; to undergo financialruinordisaster.Since nearlylosing his shirtin a business deal a few years back, he investigates new opportunities more cautiously.2010April 27, “Church bets on power of sponsorship”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:Generosity indeed, but how difficult will it be for some penitent punters to drop a coin in the "sin box" if they happen to have alreadylost their shirton a bet placed with Paddy Power?

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