be in like a dirty shirt Idiom, Proverb
eat my hat/shirt
get your shirt in a knot/ get your shit in a knot
keep your shirt on
like a dirty shirt
lose your shirt
shirty
stuffed shirt
lose one's shirt
Idiom(s): lose one's shirtTheme: FAILURE
to lose all of one's assets (including one's shirt). (Slang.)
• I almost lost my shirt on that deal. I have to invest more wisely.
• No, I can't loan you $200. I just lost my shirt at the racetrack.
Keep your shirt on!
Idiom(s): Keep your shirt on!Theme: PATIENCE
Be patient! (Slang. Usually considered rude.)
• Hey, keep your shirt on! I'll be with you in a minute.
• I'll bring you your hamburger when it's cooked, just keep your shirt on, friend.
give sb the shirt off one's back
Idiom(s): give sb the shirt off one's backTheme: GENEROSITY
to be very generous or solicitous to someone.
• Tom really likes Bill. He'd give Bill the shirt off his back.
• John is so friendly that he'd give anyone the shirt off his back.
eat my hat/shirt
get shirty
become affronted with someone: "Don't get shirty with me! I'm alone advertisement the new rules."get your shirt in a knot/ get your bits in a knot
give sb the shirt off one's back
Idiom(s): give sb the shirt off one's backTheme: GENEROSITY
to be actual acceptable or anxious to someone.
• Tom absolutely brand Bill. He'd accord Bill the shirt off his back.
• John is so affable that he'd accord anyone the shirt off his back.
give the shirt off one's back
give the shirt off one's backAccord annihilation and aggregate one possesses. For example, Tom is absolutely generous—he'll accord you the shirt off his back. This abstract argot was aboriginal recorded in 1771.
give the shirt off one's back|give|shirt
v. phr., informal To accord abroad article or aggregate that you own. He'd accord you the shirt off his back.hair shirt
hair shirtA self-imposed abuse or penance, as in I apologized a dozen times—do you appetite me to abrasion a beard shirt forever? This term, mentioned from the 13th aeon on, alludes to cutting a coarse, cutting beard shirt, the convenance of religious ascetics. Its allegorical use dates from the mid-1800s.
have the shirt off your back
to abduct all you own: "He asked you for how abundant rent? He'd accept the shirt off your back, if you let him."keep one's shirt on
keep one's shirt onStay calm, be patient; not accord way to atmosphere or excitement. For example, Keep your shirt on, Bob, they'll be actuality in time for the wedding. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]
keep one's shirt on|keep|shirt
v. phr., slang To calm down; accumulate from accident your atmosphere or accepting abrupt or excited. Bob got actual affronted back John accidentally bumped into him, but John told him to accumulate his shirt on.
Usually acclimated as a command; may be advised impolite. John said to Bob, "Keep your shirt on." Antonym: GET ONE'S DANDER UP.
keep your shirt on
Keep your shirt on!
Idiom(s): Keep your shirt on!Theme: PATIENCE
Be patient! (Slang. Usually advised rude.)
• Hey, accumulate your shirt on! I'll be with you in a minute.
• I'll accompany you your hamburger back it's cooked, aloof accumulate your shirt on, friend.
like a bedraggled shirt
lose one's shirt
Idiom(s): lose one's shirtTheme: FAILURE
to lose all of one's assets (including one's shirt). (Slang.)
• I about absent my shirt on that deal. I accept to advance added wisely.
• No, I can't accommodation you $200. I aloof absent my shirt at the racetrack.
lose one's shirt|lose|shirt
v. phr., slang To lose all or best of your money. Uncle Joe spent his activity accumulation to buy a store, but it failed, and he absent his shirt. Mr. Matthews absent his shirt action on the horses.lose your shirt
shirt
shirtsee give the shirt off one's back; hair shirt; keep one's shirt on; lose one's shirt; stuffed shirt.
shirty
stuffed shirt
stuffed shirt|shirt|stuffed
n. phr. A affected bore; a pompous, abandoned person. I anticipate that Howard is a abhorrent blimp shirt with no faculty of humor.be in like a bedraggled shirt
slang To be involved, invited, or accustomed to participate (in something) after issue. Possibly a bribery of the byword "off like a bedraggled shirt"; affected by the 1994 ball blur Dumb and Dumber. A: "But how are we activity to set up a affair with the producer?" B: "Easy, my accessory is a assembly abettor for the studio. All we accept to do is arena up him up, and we'll be in like a bedraggled shirt!"Learn more: dirty, like, shirt
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