to (one's) name
to (one's) name
In one's possession; owned by one. By the time I was out of college, the only things to my name were the clothes on my back and the broken-down old car I had bought in high school. When I stepped off the boat I didn't have a penny to my name, but the future ahead of me felt bright. They used to be so well off, but when the economy crashed and their business closed, it left them with very little to their name.
See also: name
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
to one's name
Owned by one, as in He has not got a nickel to his name, or She has only one pair of shoes to her name. This idiom was first recorded in 1876.
See also: name
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
to (one's) name
Belonging to one: I don't have a hat to my name.
See also: name
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- to name
- to one's name
- rattle-trap
- graveyard
- (one's) old man
- (one's) old lady
- about/on your person
- back home
- better (to be) safe than sorry
- better safe than sorry