How to Pronounce "give the shirt off your back"
expression
GIV thuh SHURT AWF yor BAK
giv thuh SHURT OF yaw BAK
Definition
To be extremely generous, willing to give anything you have to help someone else, even something essential.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡɪv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈʃɝt/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈbæk
British English
ɡˈɪv/ /ðə, ði/ /ʃˈɜːt/ /ˈɒf/ /jˈɔː/ /bˈæk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GIV thuh SHURT AWF yor BAK
UK
giv thuh SHURT OF yaw BAK
Listen in Context
My uncle would give the shirt off his back to help his friends.
She is so kind, she'd give the shirt off her back for anyone in need.
If you ask him, he'll give the shirt off his back without thinking twice.
I've never met anyone more generous—she'd give the shirt off her back for a stranger.