> That certainly puts the practice of robbers to take people's clothes into perspective.
Also probably the source of the "they'd take the shirt of his back" saying.
Also probably the source of the "they'd take the shirt of his back" saying.
If you give someone a $20 shirt, causing yourself a little embarassment, that's not quite the same commitment to charity as giving them your $20,000 car.
That's what the phrase conveys.