今日短語
賭博可是一件非常危險的事情，一不小心就可能會傾家蕩產(chǎn)，失去所有。表達“l(fā)ose one's shirt 失去襯衫”很形象地形容了一個人由于賭博或在高風險投資項目中失敗而輸?shù)羲械呢敭a(chǎn)，包括自己穿的襯衫，變得一無所有。
例句
I lost my shirt on a bad investment. I didn’t realise that it was a scam.
I? don’t want to go to Las Vegas. I’m worried I’d lose my shirt in the casinos.
If you don’t know what you’re doing it’s very easy to lose your shirt on the stock market.
請注意
另一個和“襯衫”相關(guān)的表達是“keep your shirt on 穿著你的襯衫”。這個表達的實際含義是勸說某人要保持冷靜，在對情況有所了解之前不要激動或生氣。
例句
Alright, keep your shirt on! I said I was sorry I was late.
Keep your shirt on. No need to get angry. I am going to do the washing, I just need to finish my magazine first.
