lose one's shirt 輸得乾乾淨淨

說明:

這句可以望文生義了。連襯衣都輸掉了,還能剩下甚麼?shirt 不能加複數型 s,因為輸無可輸。未輸之前,大部份的賭徒都可能 put their shirt on a raceput one's shirt on 即是把全部家財拿來下注,香港話所謂「哂冷」。

例子:

Tom had lost his shirt, two million dollars in one game.


by Thomas Shum