| 单词 | to put one's shirt on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put one's shirt on (a) Originally Betting. to put one's shirt on: to bet all one's money on a winner, outcome, etc.; to be sure of. Similarly also to bet (also stake) one's shirt (that). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > bet on [verb (transitive)] back1697 to put one's money on1847 to put one's shirt on1856 play1858 lump1864 lay1877 stand1877 to get on ——1884 to bet (also stake) one's shirt (that)1892 to go a (or the) bundle on1938 1856 Liverpool Mercury 29 Sept. 3/1 ‘Put your shirt on’ is expressive of great confidence in backing a horse, and literally means to stake all you have, even to your shirt, on the result. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Mar. 6/2 Bet thee my shirt Aunty Jane wins. 1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart i. i. 25 He had not foreseen ever having to put his shirt on either [woman]. 1954 T. S. Eliot Confidential Clerk ii. 63 Marriage is a gamble. But I'm a born gambler And I've put my shirt—no, not quite the right expression—Lucasta's the most exciting speculation I've ever thought of investing in. 2013 Bristol Post (Nexis) 9 Dec. 20 I was persuaded to put my shirt on a dead cert at a horse racing day out. < as lemmas |
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