GIVE THE SHIRT OFF ONE'S BACK

Meaning of GIVE THE SHIRT OFF ONE'S BACK in English

v. phr. , informal To give away something or everything that you own. He'd give you the shirt off his back.

American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012

GIVE THE SHIRT OFF ONE'S BACK — {v. phr.}, {informal} To give away something or everything that you own. * /He'd give you the shirt off his …
Slang English vocab
GIVE THE SHIRT OFF ONE'S BACK — {v. phr.}, {informal} To give away something or everything that you own. * /He'd give you the shirt off his …
Словарь английских идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHIRT — I. ˈshər]t, ˈshə̄], ˈshəi], usu ]d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English shirte, sherte, from Old English scyrte; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACK — I. ˈbak noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bak, back, from Old English bæc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHIRT — (v. t. & i.) To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt.
Английский словарь Webster
SHIRT — ( v. t. & i. ) To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHIRT — — shirtless , adj. /sherrt/ , n. 1. a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACK — back 1 — backless , adj. /bak/ , n. 1. the rear part of the human body, extending from the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHIRT — noun Etymology: Middle English shirte, from Old English scyrte; akin to Old Norse skyrta shirt, Old English scort short Date: …
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Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
SHIRT — [shirt] n [ME shirte, fr. OE scyrte; akin to ON skyrta shirt, OE scort short] (bef. 12c) 1: a garment …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHIRT — any of a variety of cloth garments having sleeves and worn on the upper part of the body, often under …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHIRT — / ʃɜːt; NAmE ʃɜːrt/ noun a piece of clothing (usually for men), worn on the upper part of the body, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACK — / bæk; NAmE / noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. the part of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHIRT — shirt S2 W3 /ʃɜːt $ ʃɜːrt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: scyrte ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHIRT — n. 1 a man's upper-body garment of cotton etc., having a collar, sleeves, and esp. buttons down the front, and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHIRT — n. 1 a man's upper-body garment of cotton etc., having a collar, sleeves, and esp. buttons down the front, and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHIRT — n.1 a man's upper-body garment of cotton etc., having a collar, sleeves, and esp. buttons down the front, and often …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACK — I. ADVERB USES /bæk/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHIRT — ( shirts) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A shirt is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHIRT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a clean shirt/sheet/towel etc ▪ Where are all my clean socks? a cotton shirt/dress/jacket etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHIRT — [noun] [C] - a piece of clothing worn esp. by men on the upper part of the body, made of …
Cambridge English vocab
SHIRT — Synonyms and related words : O, basque, blouse, bodice, body shirt, body suit, coat shirt, corsage, dickey, doublet, dress shirt, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
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