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(idiomatic) Everything currently in the possession of a person.

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the shirt off one's back

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Source Word

the shirt off one's back

idiomatic no-plural

(idiomatic) Everything currently in the possession of a person.

Japanese Meaning

その人が現在所有している全てのもの / 今その人が持っている資産や所有物全体

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She was known for giving the shirt off one's back to anyone in need.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は困っている人がいれば持っているものすべてを差し出すことで知られていた。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) Everything currently in the possession of a person.

"I don't plan on selling my Nuclear shares," replied Lillis. "But I've been on Wall Street for fifty years, and if there's one thing I learned, it's that at the right price I'd sell the shirt off my back."

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