bet on a certainty
1bet one’s bottom dollar — tv. to be very certain of something; to bet in complete certainty of winning. (Need not refer to an actual bet.) □ I bet my bottom dollar you never ever went to Alaska! □ He bet his bottom dollar on that horse, and it died at the gate …
2certainty — [n1] positive assurance all sewn up*, authoritativeness, belief, certitude, cinch, confidence, conviction, credence, definiteness, dogmatism, faith, firmness, indubitableness, inevitability, lock*, lockup*, open and shut case*, positiveness,… …
3BET(H)-SHEAN — (Heb. בֵּית שְׁאָן), biblical city whose name is preserved in the former Arab town of Beisan (Josh. 17:11, 16; Judg. 1:27; I Sam. 31:10, 12; 2 Sam. 21:12; I Kgs. 4:12; I Chron. 7:29). Written sources mention Beth Shean as being in a plain close… …
4certainty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Confidence in being right Nouns 1. certainty, certitude, confidence, sureness, conviction, surety, assurance, faith; dead or moral certainty; positiveness, assuredness; self confidence, reliance, or… …
5bet — verb (bets, betting; past and past participle bet or betted) 1》 risk a sum of money or other valued item against someone else s on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game. 2》 informal used to express certainty:… …
6bet — 1. noun /ˈbɛt/ a) A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event). Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an… …
7certainty — noun 1) she knew with certainty that he was telling the truth Syn: confidence, sureness, positiveness, conviction, certitude, assurance Ant: doubt 2) he accepted defeat as a certainty Syn: inev …
8Old Bet — Statue of Old Bet in front of the Elephant Hotel, in Somers, New York …
9you bet — interjection a) Expresses support, agreement, certainty or emphasis. You bet theyll re run such a successful show next season. b) Certainly; youre welcome; a reply to thank you or to a request …
10you bet your boots — you (can) bet your boots informal used to express certainty about a situation or statement you can bet your boots that patrol has raised the alarm …
