take the shirt off (one's) back
(redirected from take the shirt off our backs)take the shirt off (one's) back
To unscrupulously take large quantities of money from one and cause one hardship. Those contractors will take the shirt off your back if you hire them. I mean, I paid them an exorbitant amount for shoddy work.
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