| 词组 | would give you the shirt off back |
| 释义 | Idiom would give you the shirt off backwould give you the shirt off (their) back informal if someone would give you the shirt off their back, they are extremely generous.Karen's not well off, but she'd give you the shirt off her back. give (someone) the shirt off (one's) backTo act in a very generous and selfless manner. I'm not surprised that Tammy loaned you money—she would give anyone the shirt off her back. give the shirt off one's backGive anything and everything one possesses. For example, Tom is truly generous-he'll give you the shirt off his back. This hyperbolic idiom was first recorded in 1771. give the shirt off one's back, toTo give one’s all; the ultimate in generosity. This hyperbole appeared in Tobias Smollett’s novel of 1771, Humphry Clinker, and has been employed ever since. Elinor Wylie used it in her ironic poem “Portrait in Black Paint”: “She’d give the shirt from off her back except that she doesn’t wear a shirt.” |
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