Jesus Christ in The Bible was the first to use the phrase, or at least a form of the phrase. In Mathew 5:40 Jesus says that if someone asks for your shirt to give them your cloak as well. That passage is also where we get "turn the other cheek".
The idiom "give you the shirt off your back" dates back to the 19th century and emphasizes extreme generosity, implying that someone is willing to give everything they have to help another person, even if it means sacrificing their own basic needs. It highlights the selflessness and altruism of the person being described.
It comes from the fact that telephones all used to ring to signal an incoming call.
"The thief was caught and forced to give back all of the stolen goods."(idiom)"The team's athletes regularly give back to their community by sponsoring programs to aid young people."
Certainly! Idioms are expressions that have figurative meanings different from their literal meanings. Some common idioms include "barking up the wrong tree," "piece of cake," and "kick the bucket."
If you want to know what that means, please say so in your question. If you want to know the origin of the idiom, please say that in your question.
when i went back to my apartmemt their was a big cry wolf in room 208.
This is a military term originally, meaning to fire the entire load in the firearm at the enemy. Nowadays, you can use it to mean anything where you "give" someone "all" of anything - from a verbal scolding to a sexual reference.
An idiom that means surrender is to "wave the white flag." A closely related idiom is to "throw in the towel" which means to give up."
To give someone a steer means to manoeuvre a person into a particular course of action. Something that is bum is no good (Eg: to give someone bum advice). So a bum steer is to be sent off in the wrong direction.
Generally this term means , give it a try
Your question does not quite make sense as stated. The phrase "get the cold shoulder" is an idiom, so there is no point in asking what is the idiom for it. You might want to know what it means, however. To give someone the cold shoulder is to socially reject or ostracize that person, to refuse to speak to that person. When you turn away from someone, they will then be facing your shoulder rather than your face, that is the origin of the idiom.
too early to give up & give in
The origin of this idiom seem to be from old radio slang, with "five by five" meaning "loud and clear." The idiom basically means that everything is okay... everything is cool, bro'. To read more about this idiom in the Urban Dictionary, see the Related Link.