shirtshirt /ʃɜːt $ ʃɜːrt/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] 
a piece of clothing that covers the upper part of your body and your arms, usually has a collar, and is fastened at the front by buttons: 
I have to wear a shirt and tie to work. a check shirt2keep your shirt on spoken used to tell someone who is becoming angry that they should stay calm3put/bet/stake your shirt on something British English informal to risk all your money on something → stuffed shirt
WORD ORIGINshirt
Origin:
Old English scyrteEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I have to wear a shirt and tie to work.
- A young man looked at Ozzie, who was standing in the hallway, smiling, in his shirt and dusty Jeans.
- Dann opened the door himself, looking warm and sticky in a pink short-sleeved shirt and bright green slacks.
- His jeans and checked shirt, though old and well worn, looked clean and of good quality.
- Janir slipped off his shirt and pants and dove under the sheets.
- Or else - more generously - I am buying one shirt for myself and two for my son.
- She might never have ironed shirts, but she too had once upon a time brought Jacob little surprises, little presents.
- Three buttons were missing from his shirt.
WORD SETS
anorak, nounarm, nounascot, nounBabygro, nounbalaclava, nounbandanna, nounbaseball cap, nounbasque, nounbathing cap, nounbathing costume, nounbathing suit, nounbathing trunks, nounbathrobe, nounbath towel, nounbeachwear, nounbeading, nounbeanie, nounbearskin, nounbell-bottoms, nounbelt, nounbelted, adjectiveberet, nounbespoke, adjectivebib, nounbikini, nounblack-tie, adjectiveblazer, nounblouse, nounblue jeans, nounboa, nounbobble, nounbobble hat, nounbobby socks, nounbodice, nounbody, nounbody stocking, nounbody suit, nounboiler suit, nounbolero, nounbolo tie, nounbomber jacket, nounbonnet, nounboob tube, nounboot, nounbootee, nounbootlace, nounbottom, nounboxer shorts, nounbra, nounbraid, nounbrassiere, nounbreeches, nounbritches, nounbrogue, nounBurberry, business suit, nounbustle, nouncaftan, nouncagoule, nouncamiknickers, nouncamisole, nouncap, nouncape, nouncardigan, nouncare label, nouncarpet slipper, nouncassock, nouncast-offs, nouncasual, adjectivecat suit, nounchemise, nounchinos, nounchinstrap, nouncloak, nouncloche, nounclog, nouncloth cap, nouncoat, nouncoattails, nouncocked hat, nouncony, nouncoonskin, adjectivecope, nouncorset, nouncourt shoe, nouncouture, nouncowboy hat, nouncowl, nouncowl neck, nouncrew neck, nouncrinoline, nouncuff, nounculottes, nouncummerbund, nouncut, noundeck shoe, noundeerstalker, noundelicates, nounderby, noundicky, noundinner jacket, noundog collar, noundonkey jacket, noundouble-breasted, adjectivedoublet, noundrainpipe trousers, noundrawstring, noundress, noundressing gown, noundress shirt, noundress uniform, noundrip-dry, adjectivedry-clean, verbdry cleaner's, nounduffel coat, noundungarees, nounduster, nounearmuffs, nounelbow, nounensemble, nounespadrille, nounevening dress, nounfalsies, nounfashion, nounfashion show, nounfastener, nounfeather boa, nounfeathered, adjectivefez, nounfishnet stockings, nounfitting, nounfitting room, nounflannel, nounflannelette, nounflat, adjectiveflat cap, nounfleece, nounflip-flops, nounflipper, nounfloor-length, adjectiveflounce, nounflounced, adjectivefly, nounfootwear, nounformal, nounfox, nounfray, verbfrilly, adjectivefrock, nounfrock coat, nounfull, adjectivefull dress, nounfur, nounfuzz, noungabardine, noungaiter, noungaloshes, noungarment, noungarter, noungarter belt, noungather, verbgather, noungathering, noungauntlet, noungear, noungetup, noungirdle, nounglove, noungloved, adjectivegown, noungreatcoat, nounG-string, noungumboot, noungusset, noungym shoe, noungymslip, nounhaberdasher, nounhaberdashery, nounhalter, nounhand-me-down, nounhanger, nounhankie, nounhard-wearing, adjectivehat, nounhatpin, nounhatter, nounheadband, nounheaddress, nounheadscarf, nounhem, nounhem, verbhemline, nounhip pocket, nounhobnailed, adjectivehomburg, nounhooded, adjectivehook and eye, nounhose, nounhosiery, nounhot pants, nounhousecoat, nouninformal, adjectiveinsole, nouninstep, nouniron, nouniron, verbironing, nounjackboot, nounjacket, nounjammies, nounjeans, nounjerkin, nounjersey, nounJockey shorts, nounjockstrap, nounjodhpurs, nounjogging suit, nounjumper, nounjumpsuit, nounkaftan, nounkerchief, nounkhakis, nounkilt, nounkimono, nounknee breeches, nounknickerbockers, nounknickers, nounlace, nounlace-up, nounlapel, nounleg, nounleggings, nounleotard, nounlinen, nounloafer, nounloincloth, nounlong, adjectivelong johns, nounlounge suit, nounlow, adjectivelow-cut, adjectiveLycra, nounmac, nounmackintosh, nounmantle, nounmasquerade, nounmatinée jacket, nounmenswear, nounmilliner, nounmillinery, nounmini, nounminiskirt, nounmink, nounmitt, nounmitten, nounmob cap, nounmoccasin, nounmoleskin, nounmonogram, nounmoon boot, nounmorning coat, nounmorning dress, nounmorning suit, nounmourning, nounmuff, nounmuffler, nounmukluks, nounmule, nounmuu-muu, nounname-tape, nounnational costume, nounnational dress, nounneck, nounneckerchief, nounnecktie, nounnegligee, nounnightcap, nounnightclothes, nounnightdress, nounnightgown, nounnightie, nounnightshirt, nounnightwear, nounnon-iron, adjectiveoff-the-peg, adjectiveoilskin, nounone-piece, adjectiveopen, adjectiveopen-necked, adjectiveouterwear, nounoutfitter, nounoutsize, adjectiveoverall, nounovercoat, nounoverdressed, adjectiveovershoe, nounoxford, nounpadded, adjectivepanama hat, nounpanel, nounpantaloons, nounpanties, nounpants, nounpantyhose, nounparka, nounpatch, nounpatch, verbpatent leather, nounpeak, nounpencil skirt, nounpetticoat, nounpillbox, nounpinafore, nounpinny, nounpith helmet, nounpj's, nounplimsoll, nounplus fours, nounpolo neck, nounpolo shirt, nounponcho, nounpre-shrunk, adjectivepull-on, adjectivepullover, nounputtee, nounpyjamas, nounraglan, adjectiveraincoat, nounrainproof, adjectiveready-to-wear, adjectiveregalia, nounrevealing, adjectiverobe, nounrobed, adjectiverubber boot, nounruff, nounruffle, nounrun, verbrun, nounsable, nounsaddle shoe, nounsailor suit, nounsandal, nounsari, nounsarong, nounsartorial, adjectivesash, nounsatchel, nounscarf, nounschool tie, nounscoop neck, nounseamed, adjectiveseamless, adjectiveseparates, nounshawl, nounshell suit, nounshirt, nounshirtfront, nounshirt tail, nounshoe, nounshoehorn, nounshoelace, nounshoemaker, nounshoestring, nounshoulder, nounshoulder strap, nounshowerproof, adjectivesinglet, nounskin-tight, adjectiveskirt, nounskull cap, nounslicker, nounslingback, nounslip, nounslip-ons, nounslipper, nounsmock, nounsmoking jacket, nounsmuggling, nounsnap, nounsnappy, adjectivesneaker, nounsnowshoe, nounsnug, adjectivesock, nounsole, nounsole, verbsombrero, nounsou'wester, nounsox, nounsporran, nounsport coat, nounsport jacket, nounsports coat, nounsport shirt, nounsports jacket, nounsports shirt, nounsporty, adjectivestay, nounStetson, nounstiletto, nounstocking, nounstole, nounstone-washed, adjectivestraitjacket, nounstrip, nounstud, nounsuit, nounsundress, nounsun hat, nounsurplice, nounsuspender belt, nounsweatband, nounsweater, nounsweatpants, nounsweatshirt, nounsweat suit, nounswimming costume, nounswimming trunks, nounswimsuit, nounswimwear, nountailcoat, nountank top, nountee shirt, nounten-gallon hat, nounTerylene, nounthermal, adjectivethong, nounthree-piece suit, nountights, nountoga, nountop, nountopcoat, nountopee, nountop hat, nountopi, nountopper, nountracksuit, nountrain, nountrench coat, nountrilby, nountrousers, nountrouser suit, nounT-shirt, nountube top, nountuck, verbtuck, nountunic, nounturban, nounturtleneck, nountutu, nountuxedo, nountweed, nountwinset, nountwo-piece, adjectiveunderclothes, noununderdressed, adjectiveundergarment, noununderpants, nounundershirt, noununderwear, nounundies, noununiform, noununiformed, adjectiveunion suit, nounupper, nounveil, nounvelour, nounvelvet, nounvisor, nounvoluminous, adjectivewaist, nounwaistband, nounwaistcoat, nounwaistline, nounwardrobe, nounwashing, nounwaterproof, nounwear, nounwedding dress, nounwellie, nounwellington, nounwelly, nounwet-look, adjectivewet suit, nounwimple, nounwind breaker, nounwing collar, nounwingtip, nounwool, nounwoollen, adjectivewoollens, nounwoolly, adjectivewoolly, nounworsted, nounwrap, nounwrap-around, adjectivewrinkle, nounwristband, nounY-fronts, nounyoke, nounzoot suit, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I have to wear a shirt and tie to work.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES A lot of people lost their shirts (=lost a lot of money) on Ferraris in the eighties. He undid his coat.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1 I have to wear a shirt and tie to work.· Is this your coat button?
· Where are all my clean socks?
· Egyptian cotton sheets are very expensive here.
· They were all wearing England football shirts.
A lot of people lost their shirts (=lost a lot of money) on Ferraris in the eighties.· She slipped the map into her jacket pocket.
He undid his coat.· Black over-tunics, with a fine white stripe, and black shirt with wide white ties.· He wore a loincloth and a black shirt.· Some piano music tinkles gently in the background, a black Armani shirt clings softly to his chest.· He wore a black pullover shirt, short-sleeve, and a pair of dark chinos.· The girl and the young man in the black shirt watched them.· He wore a black cotton shirt, tan shorts, and no shoes.· The swine looked even more attractive than ever in a black open-necked polo shirt and black jeans.· He wore a black cowboy hat, black shirt, fatigue pants, combat boots.
· Whenever Chelsea's defence did look about to be breached, an eager blue shirt would arrive.· The development team, recognizable by their custom-made royal-blue bowling shirts, were accorded celebrity status.· They were prepared to ferry the ball from blue shirt to blue shirt and in the process frustrate Nottingham Forest.· A short-sleeved blue Arrow shirt strained to contain a chest as vast as the Sahara.· He was wearing khakis, a blue polo shirt and sneakers.
· I wear a tang of aftershave and a clean shirt.· When he reached into his dresser drawer that morning, Jeffrey Pyle says, all he wanted was a clean shirt.· He wore his best suit, a clean silk shirt and shaved extra close.· They washed at a pump behind the church, and each child was dressed in a clean shirt.· He goes into the bedroom and puts on a clean white shirt and a suit.· The parquet was shined, the table-cloths starched and the waiters had clean shirts.· Fresh hose a clean shirt, a cup of claret, a meat pie and a manchet loaf!· He got out of bed and put his clothes on, the same clothes but a clean shirt.
· A green shirt beer-bulged over a low-slung belt.· Kaczynski wore khaki pants and a long-sleeved green shirt during his appearance.· He was wearing a brown jacket, green shirt and blue jeans.· He wore a pale green business shirt, and his shave was absolutely perfect, even as midafternoon came and went.· She wore an emerald green silk shirt, a very short black leather skirt and black tights.· I had a pair of tan cotton pants and a green checkered shirt.· The quarterback wears a green plaid shirt that flaps in the late-afternoon wind.
· They perm their hair, dress in Hawaiian shirts and drive huge Mercedes cars through narrow streets.· Friar Laurence sports a fullback tattoo and Hawaiian shirt beneath his priestly robes.· A busload of tourists came in behind us, maybe twenty Hawaiians in Hawaiian shirts, with cameras and funny hats.· Looking up, Converse saw a street photographer in a Hawaiian shirt advancing toward his bench.
· Dann opened the door himself, looking warm and sticky in a pink short-sleeved shirt and bright green slacks.· His pink shirt clinging to the curve of his belly.· Thomas pink shirt, as before.· Like the way he was dressed now, the corduroy suit pants and pink sport shirt and scuffed-up black shoes.· Rahmi walked by at exactly ten-thirty, wearing a pink Lacoste shirt and immaculately pressed tan trousers, looking edgy.· Jeremy Yes, the gentleman in the pink shirt.
· Lyle, wearing a plaid shirt, stared gape-mouthed at Conn.· Lamar Alexander has plaid shirts and youth.· As usual, Marty is wearing a plaid shirt, suspenders and Harley-Davidson cap.· Hanging on the far wall was a large painting of a pale man in a plaid flannel shirt.· He was tall and slender and wore a plaid flannel shirt and dark brown pants.· Many of the men wore plaid shirts and jeans or unironed pants, donning ties only when they had their pictures taken.· I fished a wool plaid shirt from my canvas bag and he put it on.· What about pale-faced geeks in plaid shirts?
· Where what is now a carriage museum was once a woollen mill where the red shirts for Garibaldi's army were made.· On the other seats were more meu wearing red shirts: they were crammed ill, five to a seat.· Or complain because some one's red shirt has run?· I saw men in red shirts throwing punches at an old man.· He caught sight of a dark-haired boy in a bright red shirt and green shorts coming out of the shop.· Peasants with pitchforks? Red flannel shirts?· One of his hands, meanwhile, was exploring her back, inside her red shirt.· Westerveld was submerged under a mountain of red shirts, Birmingham's valiant O'Connor and Jon McCarthy were left sobbing.
· The striped shirt man now began to talk about the portfolio.· One was wearing a beige T shirt, one a white T shirt and another a striped white shirt.· He was photographed by Man Ray in a sharp, dark suit with a striped shirt and white collar.· Helen explained about the house. Striped shirt nodded.· He clashed striped shirts, check jackets and spotted ties.· He was six feet two, and wore dark blue trousers with a blue and white striped shirt.· Him: suit jacket, £680; striped shirt, £190.· He was elderly, bald, very thin, wearing a striped shirt of the kind that have detachable collars.
· He wore a charcoal-grey business suit, with a pristine white shirt and maroon silk tie.· He wore a navy-blue suit, white shirt and black tie.· My mum came in at about 07.15, holding out my black suit and a white shirt that she had just ironed.· The players wore short-sleeve white shirts, long white pants and dark bow ties, with baseball caps and white sneakers.· He had bought a new white shirt and was wearing a regimental tie which had cost him tuppence in a jumble sale.· She wore red pants and a white shirt.· Then Jack Scamp appeared from inside the Mimosa, nattily dressed in white shirt, dark tie and dark blazer.· Hank would arrive each morning, dressed in his neat three-piece suit, white shirt, and solid-color tie.
· He's young, this one, no more than twenty, and he wears street clothes, a yellow nylon shirt.· When I visit Weiser he is wearing a loud yellow shirt flanked by red suspenders.· The boy is wearing the yellow check lumberjack shirt Sam bought him.· He was in white ducks, brown and white wing tips, and a yellow silk sport shirt.· Rory walked towards her, dressed in jeans and sneakers, a soft yellow shirt.· The sun has half risen in that time and it lights up the fabric of the yellow shirt like stained glass.· He wore cream linen trousers and a pale yellow shirt that was definitely not off the peg.· He always wore a tie, but his ties never seemed to reach more than half way down his yellow shirts.
NOUN· As he opened the front door to his rooms, his shirt collar was slightly damp.· The water had worked its way down inside his shirt collar.· Loosen tie & undo top button of shirt so that shirt collar bows out and tie arches forward like a cup handle.· I would sweat so hard that my shirt collar turned white from the salt leached out from my body.· Though it was a warm day, he was wearing his old faded high-necked sweater with a frayed shirt collar showing.· His jacket size varies between 62 and 64, with a 22-inch shirt collar.· I loosened my shirt collar and watched a couple of generals being saluted by their chauffeurs.· She takes my arm, grabs me by the shirt collar, pulls me close, pulls me into her life.
· She could still feel, from fingertip to elbow, the textures of cotton shirt, silk tie and tweed jacket.· He wore a black cotton shirt, tan shorts, and no shoes.· She had been wearing a light cotton shirt with a dark blue skirt.· Palm trees sway on the backs of countless cotton shirts.· There are several cotton shirts on the market which are practical yet stylish enough to wear in the city.· At the front, inside the thick cotton shirt, was the flat protuberance of the packet.· But there are no chinos, cotton shirts or Shetland sweaters here.
· Zach put it on and when the jacket was done up it looked as if he was wearing a proper dress shirt.· He wears a suit and a dress shirt without a tie, along with a straw hat that is out of style.· For one thing, I forgot to turn off the iron and nearly burnt the Professor's dress shirt I was ironing.· He wore a short-sleeved dress shirt with the collar open and his necktie at half-mast.· He threw my dress shirt over it so all was pale blue.· Every day Mones came to class in a short-sleeved dress shirt and shiny black tie-up shoes.
· He bought the kid a bigger check flannel shirt this time.· As she was talking a man in olive-drab slacks and an open-necked flannel shirt joined her.· He was dressed in a flannel shirt that was covered in sawdust.· The man in the flannel shirt heads toward the door but is stopped as two young women enter.· Hanging on the far wall was a large painting of a pale man in a plaid flannel shirt.· He was tall and slender and wore a plaid flannel shirt and dark brown pants.
· Thérèse did not possess a hair shirt, or a belt spiked with rusty nails, or a scourge.· Under any circumstance, an official retraction is a terrible hair shirt.· So, after luxuriating in its hair shirt for a few days, the City would have sold sterling anyway.· They go around wearing their pensions like hair shirts.· If Cleo represented a hair shirt, he would wear it, and withstand the chafing.· From her childhood she sacrificed and mortified herself and wore a hair shirt.· And his hair shirt of guilt brought its perverse comfort again.· Among penances approved by the Church were wearing a hair shirt which was prickly and uncomfortable, walking barefoot, and fasting.
· New technology has produced phones so light that they can be carried unobtrusively in a shirt pocket.· He now took a pair of sunglasses from his shirt pocket and pointed them at me.· His management trademark is carrying index cards in his shirt pocket so that he can note mistakes while visiting Darden restaurants.· He took a plain card and a pen from his shirt pocket.· He pulled the crumpled bills from his shirt pocket and dropped them on the desk.· There was a live round of its ammunition in his shirt pocket.· He dresses conservatively-black shoes and all-the only hint at aristocracy being a tiny monogram on the shirt pocket.
· Wearing her navy shorts and a jade-green polo shirt, she felt cool and fresh.· Gary wears regulation Levi 501 jeans and a Ralph Lauren polo shirt.· The swine looked even more attractive than ever in a black open-necked polo shirt and black jeans.· Or buy a tailored polo shirt that fits?· Right Long-sleeve polo shirt, £16.99; trousers, fencer's own.· He was wearing a blue blazer and a white polo shirt.· Instead of a grey flannel suit he now wears a rather improbable pair of designer jeans and a stiffly pressed polo shirt.· Everybody here is dressed for the Love Boat, in shorts, polo shirts and Reeboks.
· Ash wore a long, rough silk shirt, and leggings.· The man was dressed in a white duck suit and a pale-blue silk shirt and a grey silk tie.· He had on a white silk shirt, black slacks, and black loafers.· Pale blue silk shirt, £175, Giorgio Armani.· He gave Margarett one of his monogrammed silk shirts to use as a smock.· Slight, fair, silk shirt, tight pants, and he walks as though he wants to wee-wee.· He put on his silk shirt with a few chains underneath.
· Having taken off their jackets and rolled up their trouser bottoms, the fathers worked barefoot in shirt sleeves.· Her shirt sleeve falls open at the cuff as she turns back, and I see the razor marks on her wrist.· Dickinson, in shirt sleeves, shuddered.· Because his shoulders are narrow, he never works in his shirt sleeves, and is seldom seen publicly in casual clothes.· Tweed was clad in shirt sleeves and a pair of lightweight slacks as he stared out of his office window.· He reached through brambles lined with blood-drawing thorns thick as knives that cut through his shirt sleeves and trousers.· His tie was loose and he was in his shirt sleeves.· Tattoos peek out from shirt sleeves.
· Theresa was wearing jeans and a grubby sweat shirt with a map of London's Underground across the front.· You could buy a hooded sweat shirt for $ 25 yesterday.· He had short fair hair and was wearing a black sweat shirt with a hood and blue jeans.· The uniform is topped by a T-shirt and sweat shirt for men and women.
· I bought some lucky white heather and a silver horseshoe from a little girl in jeans and a grubby tee shirt.· The arms of the tee shirt barely rounded the curve of his shoulders, the hem hung an inch above his navel.· He was a pleasant chap with blond curls and a Mickey Mouse tee shirt on.· James Walker wore a white tee shirt not quite large enough to accommodate his biceps and pectorals.· She was wearing a huge orange tee shirt and black leggings and looked exactly as she always looked.· Tillman compressed his lips and, with a butter knife, dug at a smudge of paste stuck to his tee shirt.· Neither barber, in their tight-fitting tee shirts and faded bathing trunks, appeared lacking in backbone or mettle.
VERB· Wandering out to buy shirts and more cigarettes.· Give up trying to buy souvenir shirt.· Or else - more generously - I am buying one shirt for myself and two for my son.· Or buy a tailored polo shirt that fits?· Why am I buying two shirts for one son and only one for the other?· Readers can buy shirts, maps, Route 66 wristwatches or videos.· He had bought a new white shirt and was wearing a regimental tie which had cost him tuppence in a jumble sale.· He pulled a hundred-bill from his wallet and told me to buy a new shirt.
· Diana was so chummy with him she even used to iron his shirts.· Margaret had ironed me some shirts and draped them over a clothes-horse in the hail.· Well, he can iron his best shirts.· As the neatly ironed shirt billows out a special effect signifies the effects of Bold.· Do you want to iron his shirts for 50 years?
· In the subsequent furore, I nearly lost my Leeds shirt to a rabid band of Man U supporting women.· In both cases you can lose your shirt.· In short, can a man lose his wife without losing his shirt and his kids as well?
· Just pull his shirt out and mess up his hair a little, and his friends would be happy.· He violently pulled out his shirt and stomped his feet on the ground.· She jumped out of bed and, pulling on her shirt, darted next door into the head.· He pulled his shirt from his stomach where it had stuck with his sweat.· I pushed in a couple of pessaries, untied the sack from my middle and pulled my shirt over my head.· The back door flew open and Norm rushed in, pulling off his filthy shirt.· She had pulled her shirt around her but apart from that she had not moved.· She pulled off the shirt, too.
· For leisure, put on chainstore polo-type shirt and slacks.· Gabriel put on his white shirt and scarlet tabard with the gold embroidery.· I had put on a fresh shirt, and yet my skin itched.· He put on his shirt and suggested she should wash herself at the sink.· He put on his silk shirt with a few chains underneath.· He decided to put his two drip-dry shirts through the washer that night.· Some of the delegation had put on long-sleeve shirts.
· I stuffed my shirt tail back into my trousers and tried to straighten my tie.· And a multitude of stuffed owls, peering through the candlelight, would mutely rebuke stuffed shirts.
· Loosen tie & undo top button of shirt so that shirt collar bows out and tie arches forward like a cup handle.· His flies were undone and his shirt torn.· She began to undo the third shirt.
· Welcome to torso city: these lads don't wear shirts.· Lyle, wearing a plaid shirt, stared gape-mouthed at Conn.· She often made me feel vaguely guilty, as if I'd forgotten to clean my teeth or was wearing a grubby shirt.· The players wore short-sleeve white shirts, long white pants and dark bow ties, with baseball caps and white sneakers.· He's ruled out through injury so Colin Anderson will wear the number 3 shirt.· He wore a black pullover shirt, short-sleeve, and a pair of dark chinos.· He had short fair hair and was wearing a black sweat shirt with a hood and blue jeans.
a piece of clothing that covers the upper part of your body and your arms, usually has a collar, and is fastened at the front by buttons: I have to wear a shirt and tie to work. a check shirt2keep your shirt on spoken used to tell someone who is becoming angry that they should stay calm3put/bet/stake your shirt on something British English informal to risk all your money on something → stuffed shirt