Idioms - LOSE YOUR SHIRT - English Vocabulary #shorts

Idioms - LOSE YOUR SHIRT - English Vocabulary #shorts

Let’s look at the idiom "lose your shirt." • My friend Ben invested all his savings in a startup. Unfortunately, the startup failed, and Ben lost his shirt. So, what do you think happened in this case? Do you think Ben literally lost the shirt he was wearing? Or is it more likely that he lost all his money, all his savings? Right, so the idiom "to lose your shirt" means to lose a lot of money. Here's another example: • An Oklahoma banker who lost his shirt in the stock market crash resorted to selling popcorn in front of a movie theatre. So, in this case, the banker lost a lot of money when the stock market crashed. Here's another example: • Wow, Tom lost his shirt when he backed that horse at the racetrack. He bet a lot of money, and the horse did not win. There you go, the idiomatic expression "to lose your shirt." I hope that helps. Thanks for watching. See you next time. https://organicenglish.club ❖ Support the channel HERE 👋🏽: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organicenglish More from Organic English: Organic English Website: http://bit.ly/Organic-Web On Facebook: http://bit.ly/Organic-Facebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/Organic-Insta SUBSCRIBE ➡️ http://bit.ly/Subscribe2OrganicEnglish #idioms #english #vocabulary #learnenglish #grammar #ielts #englishteacher #englishvocabulary #englishlearning #englishidioms #englishgrammar #englishtips #englishlanguage #phrasalverbs #toefl #education #studyenglish #learningenglish #learning #phrases #speakenglish #idiom #englishclass #esl #ingles #language #englishcourse #proverbs #vocab #learnenglishonline