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Phrase(s): lose one’s shirt Fig. to lose a lot of money; to lose all of one’s assets (as if one had even lost one’s shirt). • 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs