bet someone dollars to doughnuts
1bet someone dollars to doughnuts — tv. to et something of value against something worth considerably less. □ I bet you dollars to doughnuts that she is on time. □ He bet me dollars to doughnuts that it would snow today …
2Dollars to donuts — is a faux bet in which one person agrees to put up the same amount of dollars to another person s donuts in a bet (where a donut is considered to be worth much less than a dollar). Betting someone dollars to donuts is a rhetorical device that… …
