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loses one's shirt

loses one's shirt is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose one's shirt.

Meaning of lose one's shirt

Verb

lose one's shirt (third-person singular simple present loses one's shirt, present participle losing one's shirt, simple past and past participle lost one's shirt)

  1. (idiomatic) To lose all of one's money; to go broke; to undergo financial ruin or disaster.
    • Since nearly losing his shirt in a business deal a few years back, he investigates new opportunities more cautiously.

Questions about loses one's shirt

What is loses one's shirt the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Loses one's shirt is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose one's shirt.

Words near loses one's shirt in the dictionary

  1. loses one's life
  2. loses one's marbles
  3. loses one's mind
  4. loses one's nerve
  5. loses one's rag
  6. loses one's shirt
  7. loses one's shit
  8. loses one's temper
  9. loses one's tongue
  10. loses one's touch
  11. loses one's virginity

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