be a good bet

  • 1good bet — good team or horse or person to bet on    The Leafs look like a good bet to win the series. They should win …

    English idioms

  • 2(a) good bet — a good/safe/bet phrase something that is likely to happen, or someone or something that is likely to be successful a good/safe/bet for: Madrid is a good bet for hot weather at this time of year …

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  • 3a good bet — a fair/good/safe bet ► something that is likely to happen or have a good result in the future: »The bank says this account is a safe bet and a good alternative to investing in shares. Main Entry: ↑bet …

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  • 4bet — Ⅰ. bet ► VERB (betting; past and past part. bet or betted) 1) risk money or property against another s on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game. 2) informal feel sure. ► NOUN 1) an act of bett …

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  • 5bet — [[t]be̱t[/t]] ♦♦♦ bets, betting (The form bet is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB If you bet on the result of a horse race, football game, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they… …

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  • 6bet — I UK [bet] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms bet : present tense I/you/we/they bet he/she/it bets present participle betting past tense bet past participle bet ** to risk an amount of money by saying what you think will happen,… …

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  • 7bet — 1 past tense and past participle bet or bettedpresent participle betting verb 1 (I, T) to risk money on the result of a race, game, competition, or other future event: bet (sb) that: Sean bet that I wouldn t pass my exam. | bet (sth) on: She bet… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8bet — bet1 S1 [bet] v past tense and past participle bet present participle betting 1.) [I and T] to risk money on the result of a race, game, competition, or other future event →↑gamble ▪ How much do you want to bet? bet (sb) that ▪ He bet me £10 that …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9bet — bet1 /bet/, v., bet or betted, betting, n. v.t. 1. to wager with (something or someone). v.i. 2. to make a wager: Do you want to bet? 3. you bet! Informal. of course! surely!: You bet I d like to be there! n …

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  • 10bet — I [[t]bɛt[/t]] v. bet bet•ted, bet•ting, 1) to wager with (someone) 2) to maintain in or as if in a bet: I bet you forgot it[/ex] 3) Informal. to be able to feel certain that (used in the phrase you bet) 4) to make a wager 5) a pledge of a… …

    From formal English to slang