losing one's shirt

A form of lose one's shirt — To lose all of one's money; to go broke; to undergo financial ruin or disaster.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of lose one's shirt
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APA

losing one's shirt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/losing%20one's%20shirt

MLA

“losing one's shirt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/losing%20one's%20shirt. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “losing one's shirt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/losing%20one's%20shirt.

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