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Large list of clothes idioms about shirts and their meanings

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Clothes idioms about shirts

give (someone) the shirt off one's back

- to be very generous to someone

My uncle is very kind and he will give you the shirt off his back.

hot under the collar

- to be very angry

Our boss is hot under the collar today because three of the staff came late.

keep one's shirt on

- to keep from losing one's temper or from getting excited, to be calm or patient

"Keep your shirt on. You shouldn't get so excited about such a small problem."

lose one's shirt

- to lose all or most of one's money

The man lost his shirt gambling and now he is in serious financial difficulty.

a stuffed shirt

- a person who is too rigid or too formal

I do not want to invite my neighbor to come with us because he is a stuffed shirt and not very interesting to spend time with.

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