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noun
Idioms 1.
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
2.
an undergarment of cotton, or other material, for the upper part of the body.
3.
a shirtwaist.
4.
a nightshirt.
5.
in one's shirt sleeves, without a coat: It was so hot that they worked in their shirt sleeves. Also, in one's shirt-sleeves.
6.
keep one's shirt on, Informal. to refrain from becoming angry or impatient; remain calm: Tell him to keep his shirt on until we're ready.
7.
lose one's shirt, Informal. to lose all that one possesses; suffer a severe financial reverse: He lost his shirt in the stock market.
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Origin:
before 1150; Middle English schirte, Old English scyrte; cognate with German Schürze, Dutch schort apron, Old Norse skyrta skirt
before 1150; Middle English schirte, Old English scyrte; cognate with German Schürze, Dutch schort apron, Old Norse skyrta skirt
Related forms
shirt·less, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | a garment worn on the upper part of the body, esp by men, usually of light material and typically having a collar and sleeves and buttoning up the front |
| 2. | nightshirt short for undershirt |
| 3. | informal keep your shirt on refrain from losing your temper (often used as an exhortation to another) |
| 4. | informal put one's shirt on to bet all one has on (a horse, etc) |
| 5. | informal lose one's shirt on to lose all one has on (a horse, etc) |
| [Old English scyrte; related to Old English sceort | |
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Word Origin & History
shirt
O.E. scyrte "skirt, tunic," from P.Gmc. *skurtijon "a short garment" (cf. O.N. skyrta, Swed. skjorta "skirt, kirtle;" M.Du. scorte, Du. schort "apron;" M.H.G. schurz, Ger. Schurz "apron"), from the same source as O.E. scort, sceort (see short). Formerly of garments worn by
both sexes, but long in modern use only for men; in ref. to women's tops, reintroduced 1896. Shirt-sleeve in ref. to "without a coat" first recorded 1566. Bloody shirt, exposed as a symbol of outrage, is attested from 1586. To give (someone) the shirt off one's back is from 1771. To lose one's shirt "suffer total financial loss" is from 1935. To keep one's shirt on "be patient" (1904) is from the notion of stripping down for a fight.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Idioms & Phrases
lose one's shirt
Face financial ruin, go bankrupt, as in He lost his shirt in the last recession. This expression implies one has lost even one's shirt. [Early 1900s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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