身みぐるみ剥はがれる

expression, ichidan verb

be stripped of everything one has

Idiomatic expression meaning to lose all one's possessions, often through robbery, fraud, or a disastrous situation. Literally 'to have one's clothes and belongings peeled off'.

See also: 身ぐるみ

• 詐さ欺ぎにあって、身みぐるみ剥はがれる目めに遭あった。

  I was scammed and ended up losing everything I had.

• 彼かれはギャンブルで身みぐるみ剥はがれるまで負まけた。

  He gambled until he lost everything he owned.