- lose your shirt
- lose most of the money you invested
He invested in condominiums and nearly lost his shirt.
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lose your shirt
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lose your shirt — see ↑shirt • • • Main Entry: ↑lose lose your shirt chiefly US informal : to lose a lot of money because of a bad bet or investment He lost his shirt betting on football games. Many investors lost their shirts when the market crashed. • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
lose your shirt — lose (your) shirt British, American & Australian put (your) shirt on (something) to risk all your money on something because you are sure you will win. He said he d lost his shirt on that race. (usually + on) … New idioms dictionary
lose your shirt — If someone loses their shirt, they lose all their money through a bad investment, gambling, etc … The small dictionary of idiomes
lose your shirt — INFORMAL ► to lose a lot of money: »It would be wrong to suggest that all investors have lost their shirts. Main Entry: ↑lose … Financial and business terms
lose your shirt — If someone loses their shirt, they lose all their money through a bad investment, gambling, etc. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you lose your shirt, you lose all your money or possessions, especially as a result of speculation or… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
lose your shirt on something — mainly american informal phrase to lose a lot of money that you have invested or bet Thesaurus: to gamble moneysynonym to invest moneysynonym gambling games and places where gambling takes placehyponym … Useful english dictionary
lose your shirt — to be ruined or suffer an excessive financial loss Figuratively, having nothing left to wear. An American may in the same sense lose his vest or his pants … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
lose your shirt on something — mainly American informal to lose a lot of money that you have invested or bet … English dictionary
keep your shirt on — informal phrase used for telling someone who is beginning to get angry not to get annoyed Thesaurus: expressions showing anger and used in argumentshyponym arguments and arguingsynonym Main entry: shirt * * * … Useful english dictionary
lose — [luːz] verb lost PTandPP [lɒst ǁ lɒːst] losing PRESPART [transitive] 1. to stop having something any more, or to have less of it: • The industry has lost 60,000 jobs. • After a boardroom battle, Dixon lost control of the company … Financial and business terms
